Politeness In Language: Studies In Its History, Theory And Practice

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The second edition of this collection of 13 original papers contains an updated introductory section detailing the significance that the original articles published in 1992 have for the further development of research into linguistic politeness into the 21st century. The original articles focus on the phenomenon of politeness in language. They present the most important problems in developing a theory of linguistic politeness, which must deal with the crucial differences between lay notions of politeness in different cultures and the term 'politeness' as a concept within a theory of linguistic politeness. The universal validity of the term itself is called into question, as are models such as those developed by Brown and Levinson, Lakoff, and Leech. New approaches are suggested. In addition to this theoretical discussion, an empirical section presents a number of case studies and research projects in linguistic politeness. These show what has been achieved within current models and what still remains to be done, in particular with reference to cross-cultural studies in politeness and differences between a Western and a non-Western approach to the subject. The publication of this second edition demonstrates that the significance of the collection is just as salient in the first decade of the new millennium as it was at the beginning of the 1990s.

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• Year: 2,005

• Edition: 2 Rev Exp

• Pages: 452

• Pages In File: 452

• Language: English

• Topic: 319

• Issue: до 2011-08

• Identifier: 3110185490,9783110185492

• Ddc: 306

• Lcc: P299.H66 P6 2005

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• Tags: Языки и языкознание Лингвистика Прагмалингвистика

• Toc: Contents......Page 7Contributors......Page 9Linguistic politeness research: Quo vadis?......Page 11Introduction......Page 49Part 1: The Theory and History of Linguistic Politeness......Page 671. Intracultural tact versus intercultural tact......Page 692. Linguistic politeness and politic verbal behaviour:Reconsidering claims for universality......Page 913. On the historicity of politeness......Page 1194. Literary texts and diachronic aspects of politeness......Page 1575. Politeness in linguistic research......Page 1796. Traditional and modern views: the social constitution and the power of politeness......Page 203Part 2: Empirical Studies in Politeness......Page 2497. Secondhand politeness......Page 2518. Between matter-of-factness and politeness......Page 2679. Children's understanding of white lies......Page 279Part 3: Politeness in a Non-Western Cultural Setting......Page 30110. The metapragmatics of politeness in Israeli society......Page 30311. The concept of politeness: An empirical study of American English and Japanese......Page 32912. Linguistic etiquette in Japanese society......Page 347