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Publication details [#65766]

Sifianou, Maria. 2019. Im/politeness and in/civility: A neglected relationship? Journal of Pragmatics 147 : 49–64.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
Elsevier

Annotation

In/civility is wider than im/politeness including a lot that is non-verbal. Language use may be impolite but not uncivil, particularly in political discourse. In/civility is tightly linked to morality rather than only to the moral order. Civil interaction fosters democratic aims. The study of im/politeness and in/civility needs disciplinary co-operation.