Positive Social Acts: A Metapragmatic Exploration of the Brighter and Darker Sides of Sociability

by Roni Danziger

Sociability is friendly behavior that is performed by a variety of positive social acts that are aimed to establish, promote, or restore relationships. However, attempts to achieve these interactional goals can fail or backfire; moreover, interactants may abuse these strategies. A pragmatic focus on positive social acts illuminates the ways they succeed in promoting sociability and why they sometimes fail to enhance social relations. This Element...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009184423
• ISBN13: 9781009184427
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 75 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"