This study investigates the interface of power and politeness in the realization of disagreements in naturalistic language data. Power and politeness are import

Power and Politeness in the Workplace has become established as a seminal text for courses in language and professional communication. Co-authored by bestsellin

This book studies the principles for constructing polite speeches, based on the detailed study of three unrelated languages and cultures.

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This first in-depth study of women’s politeness examines the complex relationship individuals had with the discursive ideals of polite femininity. Contextuali