15.44, Qs: Solidarity Politeness; Hale Reference

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Subject: 15.44, Qs: Solidarity Politeness; Hale Reference

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1)
Date:  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 05:30:47 -0500 (EST)
From:  Claudia  Bubel <c.bubel at mx.uni-saarland.de>
Subject:  solidarity politeness

2)
Date:  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 09:48:05 -0500 (EST)
From:  Donna Lardiere <lardiere at georgetown.edu>
Subject:  Hale (1996) reference to which languages?

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Date:  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 05:30:47 -0500 (EST)
From:  Claudia  Bubel <c.bubel at mx.uni-saarland.de>
Subject:  solidarity politeness

Dear colleagues,

can anyone point me to references on the rise of solidarity (or
positive) politeness or camaraderie in Western culture(s)?  I am sure
there is a more recent mentioning than Brown/Gilman's (1960) claim
that the development of open and egalitarian societies favoured the
solidarity semantic.  Thanks in advance,

Claudia

Subject-Language: English; Code: ENG


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Date:  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 09:48:05 -0500 (EST)
From:  Donna Lardiere <lardiere at georgetown.edu>
Subject:  Hale (1996) reference to which languages?

The late Ken Hale (1996, p. 729), in a commentary on Epstein, Flynn &
Martohardjono (1996) wrote the following, quoted below. Could anyone
let me know which languages these are and kindly provide examples?
Thanks.

(1) ''Add the suffix -sh to animate nouns to form the dual
and plural, add the same suffix to inanimates to form the singular and
dual.''

(2) ''In cardinality DPs, with numerals from 3 through 10,
use the feminine for a masculine noun, and vice versa, and use the
plural form of the noun; with numerals from 11 through 19, use the
singular accusative for the noun, and for the teen subpart of the
numeral, use feminine for a feminine, and for the unit subpart of the
numeral, use feminine for masculine and vice versa.''

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