Politness - Key Topics in Sociolinguistics Series

Klappentext Using a wide range of data from real-life speech situations! this introduction to politeness theory breaks away from the limitations of current models. It argues that the proper object of study in politeness theory must be "common sense" definitions of politeness and impoliteness. Richard Watts concludes that a more appropriate model! based on Bourdieu's concept of social practice! can thus be developed. Zusammenfassung Using a wide range of data from real-life speech situations! this introduction to politeness breaks away from the limitations of current models and argues that the proper object of study in politeness theory must be commonsense notions of what politeness and impoliteness are. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introducing linguistic politeness; 2. Politeness through time and across cultures; 3. Modelling linguistic politeness I; 4. Modelling linguistic politeness II: Brown and Levinson and their critics; 5. Facework and linguistic politeness; 6. A social model of politeness; 7. Structures of linguistic politeness; 8. Relevance Theory and concepts of power; 9. Politic behaviour and politeness in discourse; 10. Politic behaviour and politeness within a theory of social practice; Glossary of terms; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Richard J Watts, Richard J. Watts, Richard J. (Universitat Bern Watts, Watts Richard J.
• Assisted by: Rajend Mesthrie (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.09.2003
• EAN: 9780521794060
• ISBN: 978-0-521-79406-0
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 218 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Key Topics in Sociolinguistics; Key Topics in Sociolinguistics
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Höflichkeit, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics