298 Pages
by
Routledge
298 Pages
by
Routledge
299 Pages
by
Routledge
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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. And through its focus on ethical aspects of social interaction, it can expose the fundamental nature and the inner workings of morality in our everyday... Read more
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;
Biography
Gino Eelen
