Language: | Russian |
Feature: | Politeness Distinctions in Pronouns by Johannes Helmbrecht |
Value: | Binary politeness distinction |
ty | 2nd sg. fam. | - used to address friends, colleagues of similar age and status, children, God, oneself, animals; also used as a genaral indefinite pronoun 'one, someone', e.g. to give generalized information or instruction |
vy | 2nd sg. hon. | - 2nd sg polite form used to express respect to superiors, strangers, students to teachers, etc. |
vy | 2nd pl. fam. |