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Publication details [#23478]

Pearson, Bethyl. 1988. Power and politeness in conversation: Encoding of face-threatening acts at church business meetings. Anthropological Linguistics 30 (1) : 68–93.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

argumentation | face maintenance | politeness

Annotation

P. examines discussions in business meetings of three Methodist churches of the Midwestern United States, focusing on the relation between social status and power of the participants and their use of politeness strategies in negotiating support for their opinions.