基本説明
The is the first volume of two but can stand alone. It is a fittingly solid, well-illustrated, theoretical account of Mitigation (as form of Politeness). The main goal of this book is to present a new integrated pragmatic approach to communication. The approach has been called ‘pragmatics of identity’. Its major feature is that it aims at integrating pragmatic views (research on politeness, face-work, etc.) with insights from different research fields into an extended framework where psychological aspects of communication in context also can be taken into account.
Full Description
This fourth volume in the Studies in Pragmatics (SIP) series is a fittingly solid, well-illustrated and theoretical account of Mitigation (as a form of Politeness). The main goal of this book is to present a new integrated pragmatic approach to communication. The approach has been called pragmatics of identity. It's major feature is that it aims at integrating pragmatic views (research on politeness, face-work, etc.) with insights from different research fields into an extended framework where psychological aspects of communication in context also can be taken into account.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Pragmatics: subject and subjectivity
Chapter 2. Mitigation: the background
Chapter 3. Pragmatics of mitigation: bushes, hedges, shields
Chapter 4. Mitigation and emotive communication: steps toward a psychostylistic approach
Chapter 5. Doctor-patient dialogue: a case-study
Chapter 6. Grammar of mitigation in doctor-patient dialogue
Conclusions
Bibliography
Appendices
Name Index
Subject Index
