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Publication details [#8833]

Shimanoff, Susan B. 1977. Investigating politeness. Southern California Occasional Papers in Linguistics 5 : 213–241.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

politeness | research methods | women's vs. men's language

Annotation

An attempt to describe and measure the politeness of English-speaking males and females in natural discourse. S. investigates sex differences, politeness in general, and methodological matters of measuring politeness.