基本説明
Including original analysis of politeness phenomena across cultures, languages and societies, this collection of specially commissioned essays utilises data drawn from eight languages, including English, Japanese and Chinese as well as some lesser studies languages, such as Georgian and Korean.
Full Description
This is the first edited collection to examine politeness in a wide range of diverse cultures. Most essays draw on empirical data from a wide variety of languages, including some key-languages in politeness research, such as English, and Japanese, as well as some lesser-studied languages, such as Georgian.
Contents
Foreword; C.Christie Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction: Politeness Research in and across Cultures; D.Z.Kádár & F.Bargiela-Chiappini PART I Some Issues with the Concept of Face: When, What, How and How Much?; J.O'Driscoll On the Concept of Face and Politeness; M.Sifianou PART II Im/politeness, Rapport Management and Workplace Culture: Truckers Performing Masculinities on Canadian Ice-Roads; L.Mullany Why are Israeli Children Better at Settling Disputes than Israeli Politicians?; Z.Kampf & S.Blum-Kulka Korean Honorifics and 'Revealed', 'Ignored', and Suppressed' Aspects of Korean Culture and Politeness; L.Brown Modern Chinese Politeness Revisited; Y.Gu Modes of Address between Female Staff in Georgian Professional Discourse: Medical and Academic Contexts; M.Rusieshvili PART III Indirectness in Zimbabwean English: A Study of Intercultural Communication in the UK; K.Grainger On (Im)Politeness Behind the Iron Curtain; E.Ogiermann & M.Suszczyn?ska Conflict, Culture and Face; Y.Watanabe Cultural Variability in Face Interpretation and Management; E.Bogdanowska-Jakubowska Epilogue: S.Harris Index of Names Index of Topics
