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Publication details [#46101]
Christie, Christine. 2007. Relevance theory and politeness. Journal of Politeness Research 3 (2) : 269–294.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
De Gruyter
Journal WWW
Annotation
This article explores whether Sperber and Wilson's (1995 [1986]) relevance theory could usably inspire politeness research, and presents some differences in focus generated by a relevance-theoretical approach of politeness.