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Discourse and Politeness: Ambivalent Face in Japanese
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Discourse and Politeness: Ambivalent Face in Japanese
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Dr Naomi Geyer
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:226 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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| Category/Genre | Sociolinguistics
Semantics |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781441171979
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| Classifications | Dewey:495.65 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Edition |
NIPPOD
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Continuum Publishing Corporation
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| Imprint |
Continuum Publishing Corporation
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| Publication Date |
22 October 2010 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Discourse and Politeness examines Japanese institutional discourse and attempts to clarify the relationship between politeness, facework and speaker identity. The book seeks to establish an empirically grounded analysis of facework as the basis for evaluating politeness, and describes facework in delicate situations such as disagreement, teasing and talking about troubles, which have rarely been discussed in politeness studies. Insightful and cutting-edge, this research monograph will be of interest to researchers in discourse analysis, sociolinguistics and Japanese language.
Author Biography
Naomi Geyer is Associate Professor of Japanese Language and Linguistics, Department of East Asian Languages and Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
Reviews'This book makes a valuable, explicit contribution to the discussion of this contentious issue. Consequently, it will be useful recommended reading in discourse analysis courses, and a valuable resource for researchers in this area, as well as for those interested in the socio-pragmatic aspects of interaction in Japanese.' Journal of Sociolinguistics, February 2009
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