Details
- ISBN 9781567504927 / 1567504922
- Title Politeness in Chinese Face-to-face Interaction
- Author Yuling Pan
- Category Sociolinguistics
Historical & Comparative Linguistics
Semantics
Communication Studies
Cultural Studies
Social, Group Or Collective Psychology - Format Hardcover
- Year 2000
- Pages 184
- Publisher ABC-CLIO
- Imprint Ablex Publishing Corporation
- Language English
- Dimensions 152mm x 229mm x 14mm
This work attempts to bring in the perspective of situational variation in analyzing linguistic politeness. It outlines the way into the problem of politeness in Chinese culture and the steps taken in the application of politeness strategies in verbal interaction.
This book attempts to bring in the perspective of situational variation in analyzing linguistic politeness, and looks at politeness in the larger framework of social context. It outlines the way into the problem of politeness in Chinese culture and the steps taken in the application of politeness strategies in verbal interaction.
YULING PAN is Managing Director of the Asian Sociocultural Research Projects in the Department of Linguistics at Georgetown University.
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