Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

v form

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English

Syllables: v -form
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of V-form.

Example Sentences

"In most Romance languages, the “intimate” T form is believed to be semantically more basic than the “formal” V form (Wierzbicka 1992:320)."
"In general, the V form (Sie) is employed in German where interlocutors use a title and surname to refer nominally to each other, whereas the T form (du) is employed among interlocutors on first name terms (cf. Wein-rich, 1993: 822)."
"Historically, deciding whether to use the V or T form was determined by the power relationship between the interlocutors. Lower status persons addressed higher status persons with the V form; conversely higher status persons addressed lower status with the T form."
"The T form is sometimes described as the 'familiar' form and the V form as the 'polite' one, although the social meanings of these forms are in reality much more complex than that."

Questions

What does v form mean?: Alternative form of V-form.

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