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Fidaoui, Diana. 2013. Men's talk in a Lebanese shisha café. Journal of multicultural discourses 8 (1) : 48–64.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

group interaction | men's language | politeness | power | solidarity

Language as a subject

Lebanese

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Annotation

Men's verbal and nonverbal conduct in a Lebanese shisha café clearly shows that men, in all-male groups (in an all-male society), employ various conversational strategies (e.g. politeness) and nonverbal cues (e.g. smiling, scowling) to assert power relations and create group solidarity.