This book explores the possibilities and limitations of pragmatic research in classical Sanskrit, concentrating on linguistic politeness. It contains four case studies which are in essence empirical, and try to accurately describe a fairly limited number of interactions between an also limited number of people. The underlying assumption is that a micro-analysis yields recognizable patterns of communicative styles and that these generalizations improve our insight into the workings of politeness (deference) in this language and in languages in general. The book also shows that the relation between classical languages and pragmatics is not necessarily a one-way street. The data provides evidence that a detailed study offers rich opportunities both to supplement experimental studies (such as the Cross-Cultural Speech Act Realization Project) and to evaluate existing pragmatic theories constructed on the basis of contemporary languages.
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