[Grojlach]

Hi there,

Overloaded with work as I am, I somehow have to find the time to get a number of people to fill out a questionnaire on a Linguistics-related subject and analyse the results - and that's where I wanted to ask you for help. [img]smile.gif[/img]

As the title suggests, I'm mainly looking for people who don't speak English in their daily lives. The reason for this is quite simple - I need people for this questionnaire who have two different versions of the second person singular "you" in their native language, a formal and an informal one. So, for example, in French there's a distinction between "tu" for informal occasions and "vous" for formal ones; in German you've got "Du" (informal) and "Sie" (formal), in Dutch "jij" (informal) en "U" (formal). I'm trying to get an idea of when people tend to use the formal "you" and when the informal equivalent. I will refer to this particular distinction below with the French version, Tu/Vous, but feel free to use the Latvian/Bulgarian/Dutch/Swedish/Danish/etc equivalent instead. [img]smile.gif[/img]

I'd really appreciate it if you could give me a hand with the questionnaire below. Under A only a simple "tu" or "vous" (or the equivalents in your own native tongue) is sufficient. Under B a simple "yes" or "no" is sufficient, though if you feel a more detailed answer is necessary then feel free to do so. [img]smile.gif[/img] Finally, there's a number of open questions under C that you can answer in any way you see fit.

Thanks in advance! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Male/Female:
Age:
Nationality:
Occupation:


A
With which form are you usually addressed?
· By parents
· By grandparents
· In secondary school
· By professors
· By students
· By people over 50
· By unfamiliar children
· In a pub
Which do you normally use
· To your parents
· To your grandparents
· To sec. school teachers
· To university professore
· To students over 40
· To younsters

B
Is it okay to be addressed Tu
· In advertisements
· On election posters
· By professors
· By students
· In a newspaper
Is it okay to be addressed Vous
· By professors
· By younger people (younger than 18)
· By older students (40+)
· By students your age
· By acquaintance of your parents
· By former teacher

C
· Are there situations you’re not sure which to use?

· Have you ever felt uncomfortable when addressed Tu/Vous?

· Do you ever say Vous, being addressed Tu in return?