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Example 29-27
{Jy/U/Oom} moet {jou/u/Oom} gedra.
{Jy/U/Oom}
{
2sg
.
nom
/2.
pol
/Uncle}
moet
must
{jou/u/Oom}
{
2sg
/2.
pol
/Uncle}
gedra.
behave
You should behave yourself, (Sir).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Ponelis 1979
: 39-40
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Datapoints:
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns: Titles used as second person forms
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