Politeness Phenomena in England and Greece: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Author:   Sifianou
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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Pages:   272
Publication Date:   02 December 1999
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Author:   Sifianou
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Clarendon Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.50cm
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ISBN:  

9780198241324


ISBN 10:   0198241321
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   02 December 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1: Politeness: Setting the scene 2: Politeness: Cross-cultural perspectives 3: Perceptions of politeness 4: Speech act theory and politeness: Requests 5: Requests: Form and function 6: Requests: Modification 7: Conclusions Appendices References Index

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With acuity and verve, [Sifianou] adds an important new chapter to the already substantial linguistic literature on Modern Greece....Offers real insight into the relationship between social values and linguistic practice....Sifianou's interpretations are persuasive and consistent.....All social anthropologists planning field research in Greece should read and assimilate this book....[A] fine-grained, confident analysis... --Anthropological Linguistics As a whole, this work should be considered an interesting contribution to politeness theory and its applications to specific languages. --Language in Society With acuity and verve, [Sifianou] adds an important new chapter to the already substantial linguistic literature on Modern Greece....Offers real insight into the relationship between social values and linguistic practice....Sifianou's interpretations are persuasive and consistent.....All socialanthropologists planning field research in Greece should read and assimilate this book....[A] fine-grained, confident analysis... --Anthropological Linguistics As a whole, this work should be considered an interesting contribution to politeness theory and its applications to specific languages. --Language in Society With acuity and verve, [Sifianou] adds an important new chapter to the already substantial linguistic literature on Modern Greece....Offers real insight into the relationship between social values and linguistic practice....Sifianou's interpretations are persuasive and consistent.....All social anthropologists planning field research in Greece should read and assimilate this book....[A] fine-grained, confident analysis... --Anthropological Linguistics As a whole, this work should be considered an interesting contribution to politeness theory and its applications to specific languages. --Language in Society With acuity and verve, [Sifianou] adds an important new chapter to the already substantial linguistic literature on Modern Greece....Offers real insight into the relationship between social values and linguistic practice....Sifianou's interpretations are persuasive and consistent.....All socialanthropologists planning field research in Greece should read and assimilate this book....[A] fine-grained, confident analysis... --Anthropological Linguistics As a whole, this work should be considered an interesting contribution to politeness theory and its applications to specific languages. --Language in Society With acuity and verve, Sifianou adds an important new chapter to the already substantial linguistic literature on Modern Greece....Offers real insight into the relationship between social values and linguistic practice....Sifianou's interpretations are persuasive and consistent.....All socialanthropologists planning field research in Greece should read and assimilate this book.... A fine-grained, confident analysis... --Anthropological Linguistics As a whole, this work should be considered an interesting contribution to politeness theory and its applications to specific languages. --Language in Society


With acuity and verve, [Sifianou] adds an important new chapter to the already substantial linguistic literature on Modern Greece....Offers real insight into the relationship between social values and linguistic practice....Sifianou's interpretations are persuasive and consistent.....All social anthropologists planning field research in Greece should read and assimilate this book....[A] fine-grained, confident analysis... --Anthropological Linguistics As a whole, this work should be considered an interesting contribution to politeness theory and its applications to specific languages. --Language in Society


With acuity and verve, [Sifianou] adds an important new chapter to the already substantial linguistic literature on Modern Greece....Offers real insight into the relationship between social values and linguistic practice....Sifianou's interpretations are persuasive and consistent.....All social anthropologists planning field research in Greece should read and assimilate this book....[A] fine-grained, confident analysis... --Anthropological Linguistics As a whole, this work should be considered an interesting contribution to politeness theory and its applications to specific languages. --Language in Society With acuity and verve, [Sifianou] adds an important new chapter to the already substantial linguistic literature on Modern Greece....Offers real insight into the relationship between social values and linguistic practice....Sifianou's interpretations are persuasive and consistent.....All social anthropologists planning field research in Greece should read and assimilate this book....[A] fine-grained, confident analysis... --Anthropological Linguistics As a whole, this work should be considered an interesting contribution to politeness theory and its applications to specific languages. --Language in Society With acuity and verve, [Sifianou] adds an important new chapter to the already substantial linguistic literature on Modern Greece....Offers real insight into the relationship between social values and linguistic practice....Sifianou's interpretations are persuasive and consistent.....All social anthropologists planning field research in Greece should read and assimilate this book....[A] fine-grained, confident analysis... --Anthropological Linguistics As a whole, this work should be considered an interesting contribution to politeness theory and its applications to specific languages. --Language in Society With acuity and verve, [Sifianou] adds an important new chapter to the already substantial linguistic literature on Modern Greece....Offers real insight into the relationship between social values and linguistic practice....Sifianou's interpretations are persuasive and consistent.....All social anthropologists planning field research in Greece should read and assimilate this book....[A] fine-grained, confident analysis... --Anthropological Linguistics As a whole, this work should be considered an interesting contribution to politeness theory and its applications to specific languages. --Language in Society With acuity and verve, Sifianou adds an important new chapter to the already substantial linguistic literature on Modern Greece....Offers real insight into the relationship between social values and linguistic practice....Sifianou's interpretations are persuasive and consistent.....All social anthropologists planning field research in Greece should read and assimilate this book.... A fine-grained, confident analysis... --Anthropological Linguistics As a whole, this work should be considered an interesting contribution to politeness theory and its applications to specific languages. --Language in Society


With acuity and verve, [Sifianou] adds an important new chapter to the already substantial linguistic literature on Modern Greece....Offers real insight into the relationship between social values and linguistic practice....Sifianou's interpretations are persuasive and consistent.....All social anthropologists planning field research in Greece should read and assimilate this book....[A] fine-grained, confident analysis... --Anthropological Linguistics<br> As a whole, this work should be considered an interesting contribution to politeness theory and its applications to specific languages. --Language in Society<br>


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Maria Sifianou is Assistant Professor in the Department of English Studies at the University of Athens.

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