| Description |
1 online resource (iv, 281 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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Benjamins current topics,
1874-0081 ;
v. 41
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Benjamins current topics ; v. 41.
1874-0081
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
This paper is intended as an overall template of the evolution of (im)politeness. It elucidates how (linguistic) rapport management originated and developed over time, and tries to come to grips with (some of) the sociocultural factors behind such changes. Taking its point of departure in human prehistory (Section?1), the paper argues that, contrary to received wisdom, politeness and impoliteness are not two sides of the same coin (Section?2), and it discusses the dissimilar evolutionary antecedents of politeness and impoliteness (Sections 3 and 4). The paper then maps out three broad-scale di. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Politeness (Linguistics) -- History.
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Politeness (Linguistics) |
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History. |
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Pragmatics -- History.
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Pragmatics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Bax, Marcel.
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Kádár, Dániel Z., 1979-
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| Added Title |
Understanding historical impoliteness |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Understanding historical (im)politeness. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012 (DLC) 2012012720 |
| ISBN |
9789027275110 (electronic book) |
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9027275114 (electronic book) |
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9789027202604 (alkaline paper) |
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