tilltalelse
Tilltalelse is a linguistic term referring to the form of address used when speaking to or writing to someone. It covers vocatives, the use of pronouns, titles, and other markers that signal the relationship between speaker and addressee. The choice of tiltalelse helps establish or reveal social relations such as familiarity, respect, distance, and authority, and it interacts with the overall communicative style or register.
In practice, tiltalelse appears in both spoken and written language. In direct speech, a vocative such as
In sociolinguistics, tiltalelse is studied as a marker of politeness, solidarity, or social hierarchy. Researchers examine
Across languages, tiltalelse is a cross-cutting feature of discourse and writing that helps manage interpersonal dynamics