{"product_id":"politeness-some-universals-in-language-usage-paperback-9780521313551","title":"Politeness; Some Universals in Language Usage (Paperback) 9780521313551","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePoliteness\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSome Universals in Language Usage\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book studies the principles for constructing polite speeches, based on the detailed study of three unrelated languages and cultures.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePenelope Brown (Author), Stephen C. Levinson (Author), John J. Gumperz (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521313551, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 27 February 1987\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e358 pages, 8 b\/w illus.  3 tables\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 13.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.426 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIt has continued to inspire empirical work as 'the' source on politeness and, more generally, as an important exemplar in the study of the relationship between language and society. In addition, the broad scope of their treatment of these concerns has created a work in which many, if not most, of the assumptions guiding the contemporary study of language use are to found.\"   Douglas G. Glick, Semiotica (1996)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis study is about the principles for constructing polite speeches. The core of it first appeared in Questions and Politeness, edited by Esther N. Goody (now out of print). It is here reissued with a fresh introduction that surveys the considerable literature in linguistics, psychology and the social sciences that the original extended essay stimulated, and suggests distinct directions for research. The authors describe and account for some remarkable parallelisms in the linguistic construction of utterances with which people express themselves in different languages and cultures. A motive for these parallels is isolated and a universal model is constructed outlining the abstract principles underlying polite usages. This is based on the detailed study of three unrelated languages and cultures: the Tamil of South India, the Tzeltal spoken by Mayan Indians in Chiapas, Mexico, and the English of the USA and England. This volume will be of special interest to students in linguistic pragmatics, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, anthropology, and the sociology and social psychology of interaction.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSymbols and abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Foreword John J. Gumperz\u003cbr\u003e Introduction to the reissue\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Summarized argument\u003cbr\u003e 3. The argument: intuitive bases and derivative definitions\u003cbr\u003e 4. On the nature of the model\u003cbr\u003e 5. Realizations of politeness strategies in language\u003cbr\u003e 6. Derivative hypotheses\u003cbr\u003e 7. Sociological implications\u003cbr\u003e 8. Implications for language studies\u003cbr\u003e 9. Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Author index\u003cbr\u003e Subject index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociolinguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociolinguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociolinguistics%20%5BCFB%5D%22\"\u003eCFB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001360666904,"sku":"9780521313551","price":41.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521313551i_24765c8d-816d-4f0c-afa0-0bb735eee716.jpg?v=1691375061","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/politeness-some-universals-in-language-usage-paperback-9780521313551","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}