Datapoint Swedish / Politeness Distinctions in Pronouns

Language:Swedish
Feature:Politeness Distinctions in Pronouns by Johannes Helmbrecht
Value:Binary politeness distinction

Notes

du

2nd sg. fam.

- used to address friends, relatives, children, and betweenmembers of the same professional group without previousacquaintance

ni

2nd pl. hon.

- 2nd person pl familiar/ polite pronoun

ni

2nd sg. hon.

- if ni is not considered polite enough, it should bereplaced by the title or profession of the person beingaddressed

ni

2nd pl. fam.

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