Discourse and Politeness: Ambivalent Face in Japanese [Hardcover]

Naomi Geyer (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0826497810 | ISBN-13: 978-0826497819 | Publication Date: March 6, 2008

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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"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." - Janet Holmes, Journal of Sociolinguistics, 13/2/2009.

(, Journal Of Sociolinguistics )

About the Author

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

Product Details

• Hardcover: 226 pages
• Publisher: Continuum (March 6, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826497810
• ISBN-13: 978-0826497819
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,787,857 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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