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Understanding historical (im)politeness : relational linguistic practice over time and across cultures /
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 preh...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
2012.
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| Series: | Benjamins current topics ;
v. 41. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (iv, 281 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027275110 9027275114 |
| ISSN: | 1874-0081 ; |