Interpersonal Pragmatics

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Table of contents
• 1. Introduction to interpersonal pragmatics
• Part I: Theoretical approaches to interpersonal pragmatics
  • 2. Linguistic politeness: Laying the foundations
  • 3. Linguistic politeness theory and its aftermath: Recent research trails
  • 4. Politeness in East Asia
  • 5. Researching impoliteness and rudeness: Issues and definitions
  • 6. Relating
  • 7. Social cognition
  • 8. The negotiation of identities
  • 9. Gender and interpersonal pragmatics
• Part II: Linguistic strategies for interpersonal effects
  • 10. Mitigation
  • 11. Respect and deference
  • 12. Swearing
  • 13. Humour
• Part III: Interpersonal issues in different contexts
  • 14. Interpersonal issues in the workplace
  • 15. Interpersonal issues in court: Rebellion, resistance and other ways of behaving badly
  • 16. Interpersonal issues in health discourse
  • 17. Interpersonal issues in political discourse
  • 18. Interpersonal issues in the discourse of dating ads
• Backmatter