[linguistics] In linguistics, an honorific (abbreviated {sc|hon}) is a grammatical or morphosyntactic form that encodes the relative social status of the participants of the conversation. Distinct from honorific titles, linguistic honorifics convey formality {sc|form}, social distance, politeness {sc|pol}, humility {sc|hbl}, deference, or r...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorifics_(linguistics)
are titles (Dr, Mr, Ms, Professor, Prime Minister etc).
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