Politeness : some universals in language usage /
Penelope Brown and Stephen C. Levinson.
- Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1987.
- xiv, 345 p. ; 23 cm.
- Studies in interactional sociolinguistics ; 4 .
"The bulk of the material in this volume first appeared in a collection in the series Cambridge papers in social anthropology, volume 8"--Foreword. Includes indexes.
Bibliography: p. 301-327.
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Sociolinguistics. Etiquette. Conversation. Pragmatics. Speech acts (Linguistics) Social interaction. Language and languages--Usage.