Politeness in Chinese Face-To-Face Interaction

Author/Contributor(s):	Pan, Yuling
Publisher:	Praeger
Date:	05/09/2000
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

This book attempts to bring in the perspective of situational variation in analyzing linguistic politeness, and looks at politeness in the larger framework of social context. It outlines the way into the problem of politeness in Chinese culture and the steps taken in the application of politeness strategies in verbal interaction.