Politeness in Language

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2005

Politeness in Language

Studies in its History, Theory and Practice

With contributions by: Richard J. Watts
Edited by: Richard J. Watts, Sachiko Ide and Konrad Ehlich

In the series Mouton Textbook

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110199819

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About this book

The second edition of this collection of 13 original papers contains an updated introductory section detailing the significance that the original articles published in 1992 have for the further development of research into linguistic politeness into the 21st century.

The original articles focus on the phenomenon of politeness in language. They present the most important problems in developing a theory of linguistic politeness, which must deal with the crucial differences between lay notions of politeness in different cultures and the term 'politeness' as a concept within a theory of linguistic politeness. The universal validity of the term itself is called into question, as are models such as those developed by Brown and Levinson, Lakoff, and Leech. New approaches are suggested.

In addition to this theoretical discussion, an empirical section presents a number of case studies and research projects in linguistic politeness. These show what has been achieved within current models and what still remains to be done, in particular with reference to cross-cultural studies in politeness and differences between a Western and a non-Western approach to the subject.

The publication of this second edition demonstrates that the significance of the collection is just as salient in the first decade of the new millennium as it was at the beginning of the 1990s.

Author information

Richard J. Watts,Universität Bern, Switzerland; Sachiko Ide, Japan Women University, Tokyo, Japan; Konrad Ehlich, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Germany.

Reviews

"The strenght of the articles is their diversity of subject matter and their accessibility in discussing complex and sometimes obscure terminology. The authors bring together many diverse strands of the study of politeness, allowing more percise and detailed insights. [...] Politness in Language deserves to be reissued as a valuable contribution to politeness research in the 21st Century."
Ian Walkinshaw in: Journal of Politeness Research 3/2/2007

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	i
Contents Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	vii
Introduction Richard J. Watts, Sachiko Ide and Konrad Ehlich Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1: The Theory and History of Linguistic Politeness
1. Intracultural tact versus intercultural tact Richard W. Janney and Horst Arndt Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	21
2. Linguistic politeness and politic verbal behaviour: Reconsidering claims for universality Richard J. Watts Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	43
3. On the historicity of politeness Konrad Ehlich Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	71
4. Literary texts and diachronic aspects of politeness Roger D. Sell Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	109
5. Politeness in linguistic research Gudrun Held Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	131
6. Traditional and modem views: the social constitution and the power of politeness Konrad T. Werkhofer Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	155
Part 2: Empirical Studies in Politeness
7. Secondhand politeness Annelie Knapp-Potthoff Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	203
8. Between matter-of-factness and politeness Judith Stalpers Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	219
9. Children's understanding of white lies Sabine Walper and Renate Valtin Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	231
10. The metapragmatics of politeness in Israeli society Shoshana Blum-Kulka Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	255
11. The concept of politeness: An empirical study of American English and Japanese Sachiko Ide, Berverly Hill, Yukiko M. Carnes, Tsunao Ogino and Akiko Kawasaki Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	281
12. Linguistic etiquette in Japanese society Florian Coulmas Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	299
13. Politeness in Thai Manfred Kummer Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	325
Backmatter Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	337

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Edition: 2nd rev. and exp. ed., with a new introd.
Audience: Students of Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Second Language Acquisition, English Studies, Social Anthropology, Linguistic Anthropology, Communication Studies.
Pages
- Front matter: 47
- Main content: 404
Keywords: Politeness; pragmatics (language)

eBook

Published: August 22, 2008
ISBN: 9783110199819

Hardcover

Published: September 19, 2005
ISBN: 9783110185492

Paperback

Published: February 21, 2006
ISBN: 9783110183009