Publications
Publication details [#51363]
García, Carmen. 2009. The performance of a rapport-challenging act (blaming) by Peruvian Spanish speakers. Journal of Politeness Research 5 (2) : 217–241.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
De Gruyter
Journal WWW
Annotation
Drawing on Spencer-Oatey's rapport management approach, this study explores how Peruvian Spanish speakers, in pursuit of transactional goals, participate in a blaming, rapport-challenging interaction, that exhibites strong power and social distance differentials among interlocutors and involves identity and face violation.