Understanding Politeness - An Introduction

This groundbreaking exploration navigates the reader through the fascinating area of politeness.

List of contents

1. Introduction; Part I. Theoretical Framework: 2. The roots of politeness research; 3. Recent developments in politeness research; 4. Politeness as social practice; 5. Understandings of politeness; Part II. Politeness and Time: 6. Politeness in interaction; 7. Politeness, convention and rituality; 8. Politeness and history; Part III. Politeness and Social Space: From Mind to Society: 9. Politeness and metapragmatics; 10. Politeness, cognition and emotion; 11. Culture, identity and politeness; 12. Conclusion.

About the author

Dániel Z. Kádár is Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Huddersfield.Michael Haugh is an Associate Professor in Linguistics and International English at Griffith University.

Summary

This groundbreaking exploration navigates the reader through the fascinating area of politeness. With its reader-friendly style, carefully constructed exercises and useful glossary, Understanding Politeness will be welcomed by both researchers and postgraduate students working on politeness, pragmatics and sociolinguistics.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Haugh, Michael (Griffith University Haugh, Michael Kadar Haugh, Haugh Michael, Daaniel Z. Kaadaar, Daniel Kadar, Daniel Z. Kadar, Daniel Z. (University of Huddersfield) Kadar, Daniel Z. (University of Huddersfield) Haug Kadar, Daniel Z. Haugh Kadar, Dániel Z. Kádár
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.08.2013
• EAN: 9781107031685
• ISBN: 978-1-107-03168-5
• No. of pages: 306
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc