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'?... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521689775
• ISBN13: 9780521689779
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"