Using a wide range of data from real-life speech situations, this introduction to politeness theory breaks away from the limitations of current models. It argues that the proper object of study in politeness theory must be "common sense" definitions of politeness and impoliteness. Richard Watts concludes that a more appropriate model, based on Bourdieu's concept of social practice, can thus be developed.
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"Politeness is a challenging, insightful, and provocative approach to the study of politeness phenomena...thoughtful and engaging..."
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"...the book stands as a useful introduction to the study of linguistic politness, and is notable for its attention to the play of force relations in constituting social interaction."
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"...the book stands as a useful introduction to the study of linguistic politness, and is notable for its attention to the play of force relations in constituting social interaction."
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During the last fifteen years, existing models of linguistic politeness have generated a huge amount of empirical research. Using a wide range of data from real-life speech situations, this new introduction to politeness breaks away from the limitations of current models and argues that the proper object of study in politeness theory must be commonsense notions of what politeness and impoliteness are. From this, Watts argues, a more appropriate model, one based on Bourdieu's concept of social practice, is developed.
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A Thorough Survey (and more) of Politeness in Linguistics,
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This most excellently written work covers a very large amount of research done on politeness in the linguistic field since the beginning of the study. I would recommend it to anyone interested and/or working in and/or on politeness as a linguistic object.The only reason why I didn't give it 5 stars was because if you're not familiar with the many theories dealt with in this book, you may get somewhat confused, not that Watts fails to expose them in their essentials, but because it makes tons more sense when you actually know the theories beforehand. However, most of the book is readable even for people who haven't spent ages studying linguistics, though I would not recommend it for someone who doesn't know a thing about linguistics. Naturally, this isn't a work of vulgarisation so it shouldn't be expected to be so widely accessible, therefore yes, maybe I should give it 5 stars. But the thing is, I'm supposedly knowledgeable in linguistics (somewhat) and I still had some difficulty getting everything with adequate comprehension. Certainly a classic in the field, nevertheless.
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O estudo realizado por Watts nos mostra o crescimento das pesquisas em polidez linguistica, algumas que preferem retomar os passos de seus "pais", outras que buscam novas perspectivas, que ainda em desenvolvimento, mostram que o campo ainda é fértil.Acredito que o livro é ideal para aqueles que buscam uma resenha das teorias da polidez, desde aquelas mais tradicionais como a de Lakoff, Leech e Brown e Levinson, até aquelas que buscaram outros rumos, como a teoria do próprio Watts.
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A very helpful and interesting reading,
This review is from: Politeness (Key Topics in Sociolinguistics) (Paperback)
It's really a very good book. It presents importants topics on politeness, the principal theories about it and also their paradoxes. It presents elucidatives exemplos from natural data. It's not a boring book.It's easy to read it. The ideas are very clear and the order in which the topics are displayed invites you to the next but they also can be read them independently.Politeness (Key Topics in Sociolinguistics)
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politic behaviour, supportive facework, objectified social structures, occurring verbal interaction, modus operatum, social activity type, linguistic politeness, expressive politeness, politeness literature, polite language usage, politic verbal behaviour, ritualised utterances, politeness research, communicative verbal interaction, polite interpretation, ongoing verbal interaction, interpersonal politeness, impolite behaviour, procedural meaning, salient behaviour, latent networks, objectified structures, polite utterances, politeness theory, discursive dispute Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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politic behaviour, supportive facework, objectified social structures, occurring verbal interaction, modus operatum, social activity type, linguistic politeness, expressive politeness, politeness literature, polite language usage, politic verbal behaviour, ritualised utterances, politeness research, communicative verbal interaction, polite interpretation, ongoing verbal interaction, interpersonal politeness, impolite behaviour, procedural meaning, salient behaviour, latent networks, objectified structures, polite utterances, politeness theory, discursive dispute Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Labour Party, Relevance Theory, Bill Bell, Conversational Contract, Face Theory, New Labour, Civil Service, Conservative Party, Eiffel Tower, Erving Goffman, Janet Holmes, National Union of Mineworkers New!
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- The Labour Party: A Centenary History by Brian Brivati on 10 pages
- Politeness in Language: Studies in Its History, Theory And Practice (Mouton Textbook) by et al. Richard J. Watts (Editor) on 10 pages
- Politeness Phenomena in England and Greece: A Cross-Cultural Perspective by Maria Sifianou on 4 pages
- Standard English: The Widening Debate by Tony Bex in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Questions and Politeness: Strategies in Social Interaction (Cambridge Papers in Social Anthropology 8) by Esther N.Goody on page 100, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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