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Linguistic politeness across boundaries : the case of Greek and Turkish /

This volume includes 14 papers investigating politeness phenomena in Greece and Turkey, the cultural cross-roads of Europe, Asia and the Middle East. It reflects current research and provides observations of and findings in patterns of linguistic politeness in a geographical area other than the much...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Bayraktaroğlu, Arın, 1945-, Sifianou, Maria
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2001.
Series:Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser. 88.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • LINGUISTIC POLITENESS ACROSS BOUNDARIES; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Contributors; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Freedom, solidarity and obligation; Politeness in Turkish and its linguistic manifestations; Linguistics of power and politeness in Turkish; Politeness in the classroom?; Congratulations and bravo!; Advice-giving in Turkish; The use of pronouns and terms of address in Turkish service encounters; Brief service encounters; "What you're saying sounds very nice and I'm delighted to hear it."