Politeness in Language
：Studies in its History, Theory and Practice
( Mouton Textbook )
Publication subTitle ：Studies in its History, Theory and Practice
Publication series ：Mouton Textbook
Author： Richard J. Watts Richard J. Watts Sachiko Ide Konrad Ehlich
Publisher： De Gruyter Mouton
Publication year： 2005
E-ISBN: 9783110199819
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9783110185492
Subject： H04 grammar
Keyword： Politeness pragmatics (language)
Language： ENG
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Description
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 had for the further development of research into linguistic politeness into the 21st century. The original articles present both the most important problems in developing a theory of linguistic politeness and a number of case studies and research projects.
Key Features:
- Ideal as an introductory text to politeness research, one of the basic topics in applied linguistics.
- The new introduction by Richard Watts covers recent developments in politeness research since the 1990s.
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