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Forms of address reflect the structure of social interaction in linguistic communities (for a universal classification of address systems, see Pianka 2010). The Proto-Slavic system of address with only one formality register – a single interlocutor was addressed with the 2nd-person singular pronoun *ty – was drastically expanded in historic times, with the development of class society, by various types of formal address (with 2nd-person plural, 3rd-person singular, and 3rd-person plural agreement) under contact influence from various languages, resulting in systems of various degrees of elaboration, classifiable into several distinct areal types. Since the 19th century, these systems have been undergoing spontaneous simplification as well as planned revision reflecting the relevant social changes. Here the standard Slavic languages are treated to varying degrees, usually highlighting the most conspicuous phenomena in question (but not exhaustively exemplifying them), including select diachronic issues and occasionally touching on some non-standard varieties (note that Rusyn, Kashubian, and Lower Sorbian are not included).
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in Encyclopedia of Slavic Languages and Linguistics Online
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