A Critique of Politeness Theory - Volume 1

As a sociolinguistic phenomenon that connects language and its users to the social world that surrounds them, politeness can provide insights into the very structure of social reality and the process by which it is established and maintained

List of contents

Chapter 1 Theories of politeness; Chapter 2 First- and second-order politeness: epistemological concerns; Chapter 3 Conceptual bias; Chapter 4 Normativity; Chapter 5 Social and psychological issues; Chapter 6 Conclusion: politeness revis(it)ed;

About the author

Gino Eelen

Summary

As a sociolinguistic phenomenon that connects language and its users to the social world that surrounds them, politeness can provide insights into the very structure of social reality and the process by which it is established and maintained

Product details

• Authors: Gino Eelen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781900650403
• ISBN: 978-1-900650-40-3
• No. of pages: 298
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 231 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 425 g
• Series: Oxbow Monographs; Oxbow Monographs
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics