Discourse and Politeness: Ambivalent Face in Japanese

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Hardcover
2008
$260.25

Examines Japanese institutional discourse and attempts to clarify the relationship between politeness, facework and speaker identity. This book seeks to establish an analysis of facework as the basis for evaluating politeness, and describes facework in delicate situations such as disagreement, teasing and talking about troubles.

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Examines Japanese institutional discourse and attempts to clarify the relationship between politeness, facework and speaker identity. This book seeks to establish an analysis of facework as the basis for evaluating politeness, and describes facework in delicate situations such as disagreement, teasing and talking about troubles.

$260.25

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 226
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Published: 06 Jan 2008
ISBN 10: 0826497810
ISBN 13: 9780826497819

Discourse and Politeness: Ambivalent Face in Japanese

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$260.25

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$260.25

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