Sociolinguistics - politeness and address terms

What does our choice of name depend on when it comes to addressing someone?

• Their gender

• Their manner of speaking

• Their profession

• Their age

• The fact that we like this person or not

What effect are you going to achieve if you address your best friend as "usted"?

Who usually decides to shift from usted to tú?

• The person with a higher social rank

• The person with a lower social rank

• Either one

What effect are you going to achieve if you call a 15-year-old boy "señor"?

Why does the address term "boy" sound offensive to black people?

What is the relationship between these two people?

What's the relationship between these people?