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"Thou" and "You". The Pronouns of Address

Name: "Thou" and "You". The Pronouns of Address
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Author: Jana Karoff
ISBN: 978-3-668-09476-5

Term Paper, 2014

19 Pages, Grade: 1,0

Jana Karoff (Author)

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1 Introduction

2 The Second Person Pronoun(s) - Definition and History
2.1 What is a pronoun? - Personal pronoun
2.2 Old English Period - 450- 1150
2.3 Middle English - 1150- 1500
2.4 Early Modern English - c. 1450- 1700
2.5 Modern English - c. 1700- present day

3 Two theories about the usage of thou and you
3.1 Power and Solidarity by Brown and Gilman (1960)
3.2 Politeness theory by Brown and Levinson (1978)

4 Text Analysis: Hamlet by William Shakespeare, 1601
4.1 The Sentinels: Francisco, Bernardo and Marcellus
4.2 The King, the Queen and the Gentlemen
4.3 Hamlet
4.3.1 Hamlet and the Ghost of his Father
4.3.2 Hamlet and his Mother
4.3.3 Hamlet and Ophelia

5 Conclusion

6 Works Cited

7 Statutory Declaration and Study Skills

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