LINGUOCULTURAL ASPECTS OF ADDRESS FORMS IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN
Keywords:
Key words: address forms, linguoculture, politeness, communication, English language, German language.Abstract
Abstract: The present article examines the linguocultural aspects of address
forms in English and German languages. Address forms play an important role in
communication because they reflect social relations, cultural norms, and politeness
strategies within a speech community. The study focuses on how cultural values
influence the choice of address forms in both languages. The research analyzes
linguistic units such as titles, pronouns, and honorific expressions that are used to
address people in different communicative situations. The findings show that although
both languages belong to the Germanic language family, their systems of address forms
demonstrate both similarities and differences due to historical development and
cultural traditions.
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