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Publication details [#35870]

Chen, Victoria. 1990. Mien tze at the Chinese dinner table: A study of the interactional accomplishment of face. Research on Language and Social Interaction 24 : 109–140.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
face maintenance | interaction | negotiation | politeness
Place, Publisher
Boreal Scholarly Publishers and Distributors Ltd
ISBN
0835-1813
Journal WWW
www.erlbaum.com/Journals/Electronic/electronic.htm

Annotation

This paper deals with the interactional negotiation and accomplishment of face-work in a host-guest relationship at a Chinese dinner table.