Full Description
This book analyses the complex relationship between directness, indirectness, politeness and impoliteness. Definitions of directness and indirectness are discussed and problematised from a discursive theoretical perspective.
Contents
1. Introduction: Language, Culture, (Im)politeness and (In)directness 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Indirectness 3. Theoretical Perspectives on Directness 4. Zimbabwean and British English: A Case Study of Directness and Indirectness across Cultures 5. Situated Directness and Indirectness: Monolingual English Speakers 6. Linguistic Ideologies: Bilingual Speakers' Evaluations of Indirectness and Directness 7. Conclusions



