Politeness in Europe:

Published by Multilingual Matters 2005

Politeness in Europe

Edited by: Leo Hickey and Miranda Stewart

In the series Multilingual Matters

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781853597398

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About this book

This book aims to contribute to knowledge and understanding of politeness by giving a broad picture of it across22 European countries, addressing the essential debates at the heart of politeness studies. Each chapter attempts to provide an empirical snapshot, based on sound theoretical principles, of the issues and practices in its own society.

Author information

HickeyLeo:

Leo Hickey is a Research Professor at the University of Salford, where he was Professor of Spanish for several years. His work centres mainly on Spanish linguistics, stylistics, pragmatics and translation theory.StewartMiranda:

Miranda Stewart is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of Strathclyde. Her interests include interactional pragmatics and the negotiation of face in dialogue interpreting.

Leo Hickey is a Research Professor at the University of Salford, where he was Professor of Spanish for several years. His work centres mainly on Spanish linguistics, stylistics, pragmatics and translation theory. Miranda Stewart is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of Strathclyde. Her interests include interactional pragmatics and the negotiation of face in dialogue interpreting.

Reviews

The uniqueness of focus of each chapter increases rather than decreases the interest of the volume, which should appeal to scholars in cross-cultural pragmatics, anthropology, second-language acquisition and language teaching, as well as to scholars of politeness.

This truly unique work is a must-have for anyone involved in politeness research for at least three reasons: it provides a never before attempted overview of European politeness practices; it charts the terrain of European politeness research; and through the juxtaposition of viewpoints informed by the socio-political and historical particularities of distinct languages and countries, lays the foundations for a more integrated understanding of politeness.

Politeness in Europe offers a timely and unprecedented collection of twenty-two chapters on politeness in Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Europe by some of the most prominent scholars in the field. The chapters draw equally from mainstream politeness theories and alternative formulations of politeness theories, thus offering a broadly inclusive picture of the research field. The book will be of great value to both politeness specialists and linguists in general.

This collection of 22 articles on politeness in Europe provides an important contribution to the growing number of empirical studies and theoretical debates in the field of politeness studies. The volume succeeds in providing a fascinating empirical snapshot and synthesis of linguistic politeness across European contexts and in different discourse settings.

This volume offers a rich cross-linguistic source of references for individuals interested in the study of politeness. The breadth and depth of the contributions to this volume make this collection a valuable resource to anyone concerned with how politeness is realized cross-linguistically.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Notes on the Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Leo Hickey and Miranda Stewart Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Western Europe
Politeness in Germany: Politeness in GERMANY? Juliane House Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
Politeness in France: How To Buy Bread Politely Catherine Kerbrat-Orecchioni Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
Politeness in Belgium: Face,Distance and Sincerity in Service-exchange Rituals Emmanuelle Danblon, Bernard De Clerck and Jean-Pierre Van Noppen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
Politeness in Luxemburg: Greetings from Foreign Parts Johannes Kramer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
Politeness in The Netherlands: Indirect Requests Rob Le Pair Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
Politeness in Austria: Politeness and Impoliteness Silvia Haumann, Ursula Koch and Karl Sornig Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	82
Politeness in Switzerland: Between Respect and Acceptance Giuseppe Manno Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	100
Politeness in Britain: ‘It’s Only a Suggestion…’ Miranda Stewart Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	116
Politeness in Ireland: ‘In Ireland, It’s Done Without Being Said’ Jeffrey L. Kallen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	130
Northern Europe
Politeness in Norway: How Can You Be Polite and Sincere? Thorstein Fretheim Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
Politeness in Denmark: Getting to the Point Elin Fredsted Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
Politeness in Sweden: Parliamentary Forms of Address Cornelia Ilie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	174
Politeness in Finland: Evasion at All Costs Valma Yli-Vakkuri Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Eastern Europe
Politeness in Estonia: A Matter of Fact Style Leelo Keevallik Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
Politeness in Poland: From ‘Titlemania’ to Grammaticalised Honorifics Romuald Huszcza Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	218
Politeness in Hungary: Uncertainty in a Changing Society Lóránt Bencze Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	234
Politeness in the Czech Republic: Distance, Levels of Expression, Management and Intercultural Contact Jiří Nekvapil and J.V. Neustupný Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
Southern Europe
Politeness in Greece: The Politeness of Involvement Maria Sifianou and Eleni Antonopoulou Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
Politeness in Cyprus: A Coffee or a Small Coffee? Marina Terkourafi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
Politeness in Italy: The Art of Self-Representation in Requests Gudrun Held Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	292
Politeness in Portugal: How to Address Others Maria Helena Araújo Carreira Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	306
Politeness in Spain: Thanks But No ‘Thanks’ Leo Hickey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331

Language: English
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Pages
- Main content: 352

eBook

Published: March 30, 2005
ISBN: 9781853597398