Glossary term E

Equivalent

An equivalent is a term of social deixis that expresses equality of status.

(French)

  • In medieval times, the mutual use of the same second-person pronoun, tu or vous, by the speaker and addressee expressed their equivalent social status.
  1. Brown, R. and Gilman 1960, 256
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