| Power and Politeness in Action: Disagreements in Oral Communication Contributor(s): Locher, Miriam A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3110180065 ISBN-13: 9783110180060 Publisher: Walter de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $172.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Pragmatics - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies |
| Dewey: 302.224 |
| LCCN: 2003071004 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.57 lbs) 381 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study investigates the interface of power and politeness in the realization of disagreements in naturalistic language data. Power and politeness are important phenomena in face-to-face interaction. Disagreement is an arena in which these two key concepts are likely to be observed together. Both disagreement and the exercise of power entail a conflict. At the same time, conflict will often be softened by the display of politeness. The material for analysis comes from three different contexts: (1) a sociable argument in an informal, supportive, and interactive family setting; (2) a business meeting among colleagues at a research institution; and (3) examples from public discourse collected during the US Election in 2000. |
