The volume addresses the enormous imbalance that exists between academic interest in politeness phenomena when compared to impoliteness phenomena...
This study investigates the interface of power and politeness in the realization of disagreements in naturalistic language data. Power and...
Drawing on a wide range of empirical data, the volume presents a thorough discussion of impoliteness and power in language. It addresses the...
This collection combines research from the field of (im)politeness studies with research on language pedagogy and language learning. It aims to...
This collection is dedicated to the notions of 'norms' and 'standards' in connection with the English language. Its chapters cover topics such as...
The theme of this collection is a discussion of the notions of 'norms' and 'standards', which are studied from various different angles, but always...