Power and Politeness in Action : : Disagreements in Oral Communication /

Power and Politeness in Action : : Disagreements in Oral Communication / / Miriam A. Locher.

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This study investigates the interface of power and politeness in the realization of disagreements in naturalistic language data. Power and politeness are important phenomena in face-to-face interaction. Disagreement is an arena in which these two key concepts are likely to be observed together: both...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
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Locher, Miriam A.,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2010]
©2004
Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
Series:Language, Power and Social Process [LPSP] , 12
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Physical Description:1 online resource (365 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • I-XVI
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Part I Theory I
  • Chapter 2 Power
  • Chapter 3 Communication and relational work
  • Chapter 4 Politeness
  • Part II Theory II
  • Chapter 5 Disagreement
  • Part III The interface of power and politeness in disagreements
  • Chapter 6 A sociable argument during a dinner among family and friends
  • Chapter 7 Managing disagreement during a business meeting at a research institution
  • Chapter 8 Examples of the exercise of power during the US Presidential Election 2000
  • Chapter 9 Summary and conclusion: The checklist reviewed
  • Notes
  • References
  • Appendices
  • Index

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