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In:Beyond Binaries in Address Research: Politeness and identity practices in interaction
Edited by Víctor Fernández-Mallat and María Irene Moyna
[Topics in Address Research 6] 2025
► pp. 1–20

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Chapter 1
Introduction

Beyond binaries in address research

Published online: 17 July 2025
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https://doi.org/10.1075/tar.6.01moy
Article outline
  • 1.Address forms in human interaction
  • 2.The role of binary distinctions in linguistics and in theories of address
  • 3.Challenging binary approaches to address
  • 4.Address beyond binaries
  • 5.Ten studies beyond binaries
  • 6.Concluding remarks
  • Acknowledgments and a remembrance
  • Notes
  • References
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