102 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
102 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book seeks to build further links between (im)politeness research and autism by countering prevailing notions in pragmatics around autism and media portrayals of autistic characters through the lens of neurodiversity.
The volume explores the social, cognitive and emotional impact of perceptions of rudeness and autistic masking on autistic individuals and the need for pragmatics research to... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Autism and (im)politeness: from pragmatic failure to neurolect 3. Autism as a stigmatised identity on and off the screen 4. Autistic line, face and (un)masking 5. Setting the stage: data and analytical procedure 6. Unmasking Herkules 7. Conclusion
Biography
Piotr Jagodziński is a senior lecturer in applied linguistics at Manchester Metropolitan University. He has published extensively on (im)politeness in institutional settings. His recent research interests focus on the pragmatics of autistic communication and its links with (im)politeness.
