Power and politeness in action : disagreements in oral communication /

This study investigates the interface of power and politeness in the realization of disagreements in naturalistic language data. Power and politeness are important phenomena in face-to-face interaction. Disagreement is an arena in which these two key concepts are likely to be observed together. Both...

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Main Author: Locher, Miriam A., 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : M. de Gruyter, 2004
Series:Language, power, and social process ; 12.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central