Overview

Discourse and Politeness examines Japanese institutional discourse and attempts to clarify the relationship between politeness, facework and speaker identity. The book seeks to establish an empirically grounded analysis of facework as the basis for evaluating politeness, and describes facework in delicate situations such as disagreement, teasing and talking about troubles, which have rarely been discussed in politeness studies. Insightful and cutting-edge, this research monograph will be of interest to researchers in discourse analysis, sociolinguistics and Japanese language.

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Author:   Dr Naomi Geyer
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.496kg
ISBN:  

9780826497819

ISBN 10:   0826497810
Pages:   226
Publication Date:   06 January 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Politeness, Face and Identity 3. Analyzing Facework 4. Collective Disagreement 5. Teasing and Humour 6. Talking about Troubles 7. The Meeting 8. Conclusion

Reviews

This book makes a valuable, explicit contribution to the discussion of this contentious issue. Consequently, it will be useful recommended reading in discourse analysis courses, and a valuable resource for researchers in this area, as well as for those interested in the socio-pragmatic aspects of interaction in Japanese. - Janet Holmes, Journal of Sociolinguistics, 13/2/2009.--J. Holmes Journal of Sociolinguistics

This book makes a valuable, explicit contribution to the discussion of this contentious issue. Consequently, it will be useful recommended reading in discourse analysis courses, and a valuable resource for researchers in this area, as well as for those interested in the socio-pragmatic aspects of interaction in Japanese. -;em>Journal of Sociolinguistics, 13/2/2009.--, Journal Of Sociolinguistics

This book makes a valuable, explicit contribution to the discussion of this contentious issue. Consequently, it will be useful recommended reading in discourse analysis courses, and a valuable resource for researchers in this area, as well as for those interested in the socio-pragmatic aspects of interaction in Japanese. - Janet Holmes, Journal of Sociolinguistics, 13/2/2009.--Sanford Lakoff Journal Of Sociolinguistics

Author Information

Naomi Geyer is Associate Professor of Japanese Language and Linguistics, Department of East Asian Languages and Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

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