Publications
Publication details [#22846]
Hong, Beverly. 1985. Politeness in Chinese: Impersonal pronouns and personal greetings. Anthropological Linguistics 27 (2) : 204–213.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Annotation
H. examines politeness in Chinese face-to-face interaction, focusing on the interactional negotiation of terms of address, and on expressions for greeting and parting.