Impoliteness in Language : : Studies on its Interplay with Power in Theory and Practice / / ed. by Miriam A. Locher, Derek Bousfield.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• MitwirkendeR: Archer, Dawn Elizabeth,; Bousfield, Derek,; Cashman, Holly R.,; Culpeper, Jonathan,; García-Pastor, María Dolores,; Graham, Sage Lambert,; Holmes, Janet,; Limberg, Holger,; Locher, Miriam A.,; Marra, Meredith,; Mullany, Louise,; Schnurr, Stephanie,; Terkourafi, Marina,; Watts, Richard J.,
• HerausgeberIn: Bousfield, Derek,; Locher, Miriam A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2008]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Language, Power and Social Process [LPSP] , 21
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (346 p.)

The volume addresses the enormous imbalance that exists between academic interest in politeness phenomena when compared to impoliteness phenomena. Researchers working with Brown and Levinson's ([1978] 1987) seminal work on politeness rarely focused explicitly on impoliteness. As a result, only one aspect of facework/relational work has been studied in detail. Next to this research desideratum, politeness research is on the move again, with alternative conceptions of politeness to those of Brown and Levinson being further developed. In this volume researchers present, discuss and explore the concept of linguistic impoliteness, the crucial differences and interconnectedness between lay understandings of impoliteness and the academic concept within a theory of facework/relational work, as well as the exercise of power that is involved when impoliteness occurs. The authors offer solid discussions of the theoretical issues involved and draw on data from political interaction, interaction with legally constituted authorities, workplace interaction in the factory and the office, code-switching and Internet practices. The collection offers inspiration for research on impoliteness in many different research fields, such as (critical) discourse analysis, conversation analysis, pragmatics and stylistics, as well as linguistic approaches to studies in conflict and conflict resolution.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Impoliteness and power in -- language -- Part 1. Theoretical focus on research on -- impoliteness -- Chapter 2. Reflections on impoliteness, relational -- work and power -- Chapter 3. Toward a unified theory of politeness, -- impoliteness, and rudeness -- Part 2. Political interaction -- Chapter 4. Relational work and impoliteness: -- Negotiating norms of linguistic behaviour -- Chapter 5. Political campaign debates as zero-sum -- games: Impoliteness and power in candidates’ exchanges -- Part 3. Interaction with legally constituted -- authorities -- Chapter 6. Impoliteness in the struggle for -- power -- Chapter 7. Threats in conflict talk: Impoliteness -- and manipulation -- Chapter 8. Verbal aggression and impoliteness: -- Related or synonymous? -- Part 4.Workplace interaction -- Chapter 9. Impoliteness as a means of contesting -- power relations in the workplace -- Chapter 10. “Stop hassling me!” Impoliteness, power -- and gender identity in the professional workplace -- Part 5. Further empirical studies -- Chapter 11. “You’re screwed either way”:An -- exploration of code-switching, impoliteness and power -- Chapter 12. A manual for (im)politeness?:The impact -- of the FAQ in an electronic community of practice -- Backmatter