On the material of the story “To hell with you, Mitro!” by Krishna Sobti the authors draw the outlines of the pronominal and verbal systems of politeness in Hindi, including typical cases of subordination shift, and examine how such linguistic deviations reflect social processes.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFunctional aspects of cross-cultural communication and translation problems
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 5th Internatinal Interdisciplinary Science Conference
Place of PublicationM.
PublisherРоссийский университет дружбы народов
Pages279-297
ISBN (Print)9785209091295
StatePublished - 2018
Event5th International Interdisciplinary Science Conference «Functional Aspects of Cross-Cultural Communication and Translation Problems» - РУДН, Москва, Russian Federation
Duration: 16 Nov 2018 → 16 Nov 2018
Conference number: 5

Conference

Conference5th International Interdisciplinary Science Conference «Functional Aspects of Cross-Cultural Communication and Translation Problems»
Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
CityМосква
Period16/11/18 → 16/11/18

    Research areas

  • Hindi 2nd person pronouns, category of subordination, politeness shift, women’s writing, communication theories, extended family, Indian traditional family

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