Language: | Greek (Modern) |
Feature: | Politeness Distinctions in Pronouns by Johannes Helmbrecht |
Value: | Binary politeness distinction |
eseis | 2nd sg. hon. | - used among educated adults to express respect; Children/ young people use it to address e.g. teachers; middle class adults use it among themselves |
esí | 2nd sg. fam. | - informal, used among children and young people; advertisers to popular audience |
sas | 2nd sg. hon. | - used among educated adults to express respect; sas is the clitic variant of eseís |
sé | 2nd sg. fam. | - familiar form; used among children and young people; informal address; advertisers to popular audience; sé is the clitic variant of esí |