Publications

Publication details [#51361]

Lorenzo-Dus, Nuria. 2009. “You're barking mad, I'm out”: Impoliteness and broadcast talk. Journal of Politeness Research 5 (2) : 159–187.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

assessment | face maintenance | language and culture | power | television

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter

Journal WWW

www.degruyter.com/journal/key/JPLR/html

Annotation

This study examines impoliteness and power imbalance within host-expert-lay studio interaction for the U.K. reality television show Dragons' Den. Viewer impoliteness assessment reflects the impact of local and cultural norms.