Politeness in Language - Studies in Its History, Theory and Practice (Hardcover, Reprint 2019)

This collection of 13 original papers focuses on the phenomemon of politeness in language. It presents the most important problems in developing a theory of linguistic politeness, which must deal with the crucial differences between lay notions of politeness in different cultures and the term "politeness" as a concept within a theory of lingustic politeness. The universal validity of the term itself is called into question, as are models by Brown and Levison, Lakoff and Leech. New approaches are suggested. In addition to this theoretical discussion, an empirical section presents a number of case studies and research projects in linguistic politeness. These show what has been achieved within current models and what still remains to be done, in particular with reference with cross-cultural studies in politeness and differences between a Western and a non-Western approach to the subject.

General

Imprint:	Mouton de Gruyter
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Trends in Linguistics: Studies & Monographs, No. 59
Release date:	November 1992
Editors:	Richard J. Watts • Sachiko Ide • Konrad Ehlich
Dimensions:	230 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	391
Edition:	Reprint 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-013184-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General
LSN:	3-11-013184-6
Barcode:	9783110131840

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