Styles of address
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Styles of address are formal or conventional ways of referring to or addressing a person, often reflecting their social rank, title, or office.
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
form of address
ⓘ
linguistic practice ⓘ social convention ⓘ |
| dependsOn |
culture
ⓘ
degree of familiarity ⓘ language ⓘ relative social rank ⓘ social context ⓘ |
| governedBy |
court protocol
ⓘ
diplomatic protocol ⓘ etiquette ⓘ protocol ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
formality
ⓘ
gender indication ⓘ marital status indication ⓘ office indication ⓘ politeness ⓘ professional status indication ⓘ rank indication ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
acknowledging status
ⓘ
maintaining social distance ⓘ showing respect ⓘ signaling familiarity ⓘ |
| includes |
Dame
ⓘ
Doctor ⓘ His Holiness ⓘ Miss ⓘ Mr. ⓘ Mrs. ⓘ Ms. ⓘ Professor ⓘ Sir ⓘ The Right Honourable ⓘ Your Excellency ⓘ Your Honor ⓘ Your Majesty NERFINISHED ⓘ Your Royal Highness ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
forms of direct address
ⓘ
forms of reference ⓘ honorifics ⓘ titles ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
anthropology
ⓘ
etiquette manuals ⓘ pragmatics ⓘ sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| usedFor |
addressing academics
ⓘ
addressing clergy ⓘ addressing government officials ⓘ addressing heads of state ⓘ addressing military officers ⓘ addressing nobility ⓘ addressing professionals ⓘ addressing royalty ⓘ |
| variesBy |
country
ⓘ
historical period ⓘ institution ⓘ religious tradition ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.