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ISBN
9780521313551
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines
Publication Name
Politeness : Some Universals in Language Usage
Item Length
8.4 in
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Subject
Linguistics / General
Publication Year
1987
Series
Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics Ser.
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.7 in
Author
Penelope Brown, Stephen C. Levinson
Item Width
5.4 in
Item Weight
15 Oz
Number of Pages
358 Pages

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This study is about the principles for constructing polite speeches. The core of it first appeared in Questions and Politeness, edited by Esther N. Goody (now out of print). It is here reissued with a fresh introduction that surveys the considerable literature in linguistics, psychology and the social sciences that the original extended essay stimulated, and suggests distinct directions for research. The authors describe and account for some remarkable parallelisms in the linguistic construction of utterances with which people express themselves in different languages and cultures. A motive for these parallels is isolated and a universal model is constructed outlining the abstract principles underlying polite usages. This is based on the detailed study of three unrelated languages and cultures: the Tamil of South India, the Tzeltal spoken by Mayan Indians in Chiapas, Mexico, and the English of the USA and England. This volume will be of special interest to students in linguistic pragmatics, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, anthropology, and the sociology and social psychology of interaction.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521313554
ISBN-13
9780521313551
eBay Product ID (ePID)
377763

Product Key Features

Author
Penelope Brown, Stephen C. Levinson
Publication Name
Politeness : Some Universals in Language Usage
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Linguistics / General
Publication Year
1987
Series
Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics Ser.
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines
Number of Pages
358 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.4 in
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Item Weight
15 Oz

Additional Product Features

LCCN
86-023255
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Series Volume Number
Series Number 4
Lc Classification Number
P40.5.E75 B76 1987
Reviews
It has continued to inspire empirical work as 'the' source on politeness and, more generally, as an important exemplar in the study of the relationship between language and society. In addition, the broad scope of their treatment of these concerns has created a work in which many, if not most, of the assumptions guiding the contemporary study of language use are to found." Douglas G. Glick, Semiotica (1996)
Table of Content
Symbols and abbreviations; Foreword John J. Gumperz; Introduction to the reissue; Notes; 1. Introduction; 2. Summarized argument; 3. The argument: intuitive bases and derivative definitions; 4. On the nature of the model; 5. Realizations of politeness strategies in language; 6. Derivative hypotheses; 7. Sociological implications; 8. Implications for language studies; 9. Conclusions; Notes; References; Author index; Subject index.
Copyright Date
1987
Dewey Decimal
401/.9
Dewey Edition
19
Illustrated
Yes

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