Impoliteness in Language: Studies on Its Interplay with Power in Theory and Practice (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783110202670)

Drawing on a wide range of empirical data, the volume presents a thorough discussion of impoliteness and power in language. It addresses the enormous imbalance that exists between academic interest in politeness phenomena when compared to impoliteness phenomena, and it offers inspiration for research on impoliteness, conflict and aggression in many different academic fields of enquiry, both within linguistics and beyond.

Author: Derek Bousfield
ISBN-10: 3110202670
ISBN-13: 9783110202670
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Language: English
Published: 07/15/2008
Pages: 354
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.48lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d