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Publication details [#67325]

Tayebi, Tahmineh. 2018. Implying an impolite belief : A case of tikkeh in Persian. Intercultural Pragmatics 15 (1) : 89–113.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

implicit meaning | Impoliteness | politeness

Language as a subject

Persian -> Farsi

Journal WWW

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

Annotation

This study investigates what is referred to in Persian as Tikkeh, which is a type of implied impoliteness. Discussing what 'Tikkeh' means, the author also sheds light on its relationship with other types of conventionalised impoliteness.