Publications

Publication details [#29715]

Watts, Richard J., Sachiko Ide and Konrad Ehlich. 1992. Politeness in language: Studies in its history, theory and practice. De Gruyter Mouton.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
Keywords
address | historical explanation | language and culture | politeness
Language as a subject
Dutch | French | German | Greek, Ancient | Hebrew | Japanese | Latin | Thai

Annotation

This collective volume presents studies on politeness in language, arranged into three sections: the theory and history of linguistic politeness; empirical studies in politeness; and politeness in a non-Western cultural setting.

Reviewed by

Braun, Friederike. 1993. Review of $Politeness in language: Studies in its history, theory and practice.