Politeness has long been a cornerstone of social interactions, serving as the lubricant that smooths the complexities ...

Sometimes even ordering a coffee is fraught with potential misunderstanding. Common decency is misinterpreted as “hitting on” ...

It is increasingly important in our globalised world for people to successfully manage interpersonal relationships. This is the first book to tackle this vital topic, by taking an interdisciplinary ...

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies Vol. 10, No. 5, 2023 Negative Politeness Strategies in Jordan ...

This 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 ...

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