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The volume provides the first systematic comparative approach to
the history of forms of address in Portuguese and Spanish, in their
European and American varieties. Both languages share a common
history-e.g., the personal union of Philipp II of Spain and Philipp
I of Portugal; the parallel colonization of the Americas by
Portugal and Spain; the long-term transformation from a feudal to a
democratic system-in which crucial moments in the diachrony of
address took place. To give one example, empirical data show that
the puzzling late spread of Sp. usted 'you (formal, polite)' and
Pt. voce 'you' across America can be explained for both languages
by the role of the political and military colonial administration.
To explore these new insights, the volume relies on an innovative
methodology, as it links traditional downstream diachrony with
upstream diachronic reconstruction based on synchronic variation.
Including theoretical reflections as well as fine-grained empirical
studies, it brings together the most relevant authors in the field.
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