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
