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This is the first edited collection to examine politeness in a wide range of diverse cultures. Most essays draw on empirical data from a wide variety of languages, including some key-languages in politeness research, such as English, and Japanese, as well as some lesser-studied languages, such as Ge...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Bargiela-Chiappini, Francesca (Editor), Kádár, Dániel Z. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:
Linguistics.
Semantics.
Sociolinguistics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This is the first edited collection to examine politeness in a wide range of diverse cultures. Most essays draw on empirical data from a wide variety of languages, including some key-languages in politeness research, such as English, and Japanese, as well as some lesser-studied languages, such as Georgian.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIII, 274 pages)
ISBN:9780230305939
DOI:10.1057/9780230305939