Power and Politeness in Action: Disagreements in Oral Communication

by Miriam A. Locher

Book Overview

This study investigates the interface of power and politeness in the realization of disagreements in naturalistic language data. Power and politeness are important phenomena in face-to-face interaction. Disagreement is an arena in which these two key concepts are likely to be observed together: both disagreement and the exercise of power entail a conflict, and, at the same time, conflict will often be softened by the display of politeness (defined...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110180073
• ISBN13: 9783110180077
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Length: 381 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.2" x 9.1"