Impoliteness in Language: Studies on its Interplay with Power in Theory and Practice

Drawing on a wide range of empirical data, the volume presents a thorough discussion of impoliteness and power in language. It addresses the enormous imbalance that exists between academic interest in politeness phenomena when compared to impoliteness phenomena, and it offers inspiration for research on impoliteness, conflict and aggression in many different academic fields of enquiry, both within linguistics and beyond.

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Impoliteness in Language: Studies on its Interplay with Power in Theory and Practice

Drawing on a wide range of empirical data, the volume presents a thorough discussion of impoliteness and power in language. It addresses the enormous imbalance that exists between academic interest in politeness phenomena when compared to impoliteness phenomena, and it offers inspiration for research on impoliteness, conflict and aggression in many different academic fields of enquiry, both within linguistics and beyond.

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Impoliteness in Language: Studies on its Interplay with Power in Theory and Practice

Impoliteness in Language: Studies on its Interplay with Power in Theory and Practice

Impoliteness in Language: Studies on its Interplay with Power in Theory and Practice

Impoliteness in Language: Studies on its Interplay with Power in Theory and Practice

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Drawing on a wide range of empirical data, the volume presents a thorough discussion of impoliteness and power in language. It addresses the enormous imbalance that exists between academic interest in politeness phenomena when compared to impoliteness phenomena, and it offers inspiration for research on impoliteness, conflict and aggression in many different academic fields of enquiry, both within linguistics and beyond.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783110208344
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Publication date: 09/25/2008
Series: Language, Power and Social Process [LPSP] Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 346
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

Derek Bousfield, University of Huddersfield, UK; Miriam A. Locher, University of Berne, Switzerland.

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