Politeness in Language

by Konrad Ehlich, Sachiko Ide, Richard J. Watts

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110183005
• ISBN13: 9783110183009
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 451 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.0"