Politeness by Richard J. Watts

Politeness

Richard J. Watts

320 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

informative medium-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

Using a wide range of data from real-life speech situations, this introduction to politeness theory breaks away from the limitations of current models. It argues that the proper object of study in politeness theory must be "common sense" definitio...

Read more

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...