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Melka-Teichroew, J. 1975. Language in context with politeness. Handelingen van het Vlaams Filologencongres 30 : 153–163.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Person as a subject

Annotation

A critique of R. Lakoff's account of politeness rules. M. argues that politeness cuts across all the aspects of language use that are primarily determined by social factors.