Publications

Publication details [#50965]

García, Carmen. 2009. ¿Qué::? ¿cómo que te vas a casar? Congratulations and rapport management: A case study of Peruvian Spanish speakers. Pragmatics 19 (2) : 197–222.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

behavior | expectation | face maintenance | interaction | threatening

Language as a subject

Spanish, Peruvian

Place, Publisher

International Pragmatics Association

Journal DOI

10.1075/prag

Annotation

Drawing on Spencer-Oatey’s (2005) theoretical framework on rapport management, this paper explores Peruvian Spanish-speakers’ interactional and behavioral expectations and facework when congratulating.