addressee (n.)

A term used in LINGUISTICS, especially in PRAGMATICS, to refer to one of the primary PARTICIPANT ROLES, along with speaker, in a linguistic interaction. The notion is also relevant in SOCIOLINGUISTICS, where the language of addressees is central to the notion of ACCOMMODATION, and in GRAMMAR, where taking account of an addressee may influence the choice of PRONOUN (see INCLUSIVE) or motivate a particular HONORIFIC form.