Impoliteness: Using Language to Cause Offence

by Jonathan Culpeper

Book Overview

When is language considered 'impolite'? Is impolite language only used for anti-social purposes? Can impolite language be creative? What is the difference between 'impoliteness' and 'rudeness'? Grounded in naturally-occurring language data and drawing on findings from linguistic pragmatics and social psychology, Jonathan Culpeper provides a fascinating account of how impolite behaviour works. He examines not only its forms and functions but also people's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521869676
• ISBN13: 9780521869676
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"