Directness and indirectness across cultures
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Directness and indirectness across cultures
Palgrave Macmillan, 2016
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Includes bibliographical reference (p. 163-172) and index
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Description
This book analyses the complex relationship between directness, indirectness, politeness and impoliteness. Definitions of directness and indirectness are discussed and problematised from a discursive theoretical perspective.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Language, Culture, (Im)politeness and (In)directness 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Indirectness 3. Theoretical Perspectives on Directness 4. Zimbabwean and British English: A Case Study of Directness and Indirectness across Cultures 5. Situated Directness and Indirectness: Monolingual English Speakers 6. Linguistic Ideologies: Bilingual Speakers' Evaluations of Indirectness and Directness 7. Conclusions
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