- Paperback: 318 pages
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (Oct 13 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0521794064
- ISBN-13: 978-0521794060
- Product Dimensions: 21.9 x 13.9 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 440 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #986,405 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Politeness is a challenging, insightful, and provocative approach to the study of politeness phenomena...thoughtful and engaging..."
Women and Language
"...the book stands as a useful introduction to the study of linguistic politness, and is notable for its attention to the play of force relations in constituting social interaction."
Canadian Journal of Sociology Online
"...a valuable overview of the literature."
Current Anthropology
Women and Language
"...the book stands as a useful introduction to the study of linguistic politness, and is notable for its attention to the play of force relations in constituting social interaction."
Canadian Journal of Sociology Online
"...a valuable overview of the literature."
Current Anthropology
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Using a wide range of data from real-life speech situations, this introduction to politeness theory breaks away from the limitations of current models. It argues that the proper object of study in politeness theory must be "common sense" definitions of politeness and impoliteness. Richard Watts concludes that a more appropriate model, based on Bourdieu's concept of social practice, can thus be developed.
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A Thorough Survey (and more) of Politeness in Linguistics, Mar 7 2007
By Nick - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Politeness (Paperback)
This most excellently written work covers a very large amount of research done on politeness in the linguistic field since the beginning of the study. I would recommend it to anyone interested and/or working in and/or on politeness as a linguistic object.The only reason why I didn't give it 5 stars was because if you're not familiar with the many theories dealt with in this book, you may get somewhat confused, not that Watts fails to expose them in their essentials, but because it makes tons more sense when you actually know the theories beforehand. However, most of the book is readable even for people who haven't spent ages studying linguistics, though I would not recommend it for someone who doesn't know a thing about linguistics. Naturally, this isn't a work of vulgarisation so it shouldn't be expected to be so widely accessible, therefore yes, maybe I should give it 5 stars. But the thing is, I'm supposedly knowledgeable in linguistics (somewhat) and I still had some difficulty getting everything with adequate comprehension.
Certainly a classic in the field, nevertheless.
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Muitos livros em um, Mar 6 2008
By Georgia M. F. Paiva "Geórgia Paiva" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Politeness (Paperback)
O estudo realizado por Watts nos mostra o crescimento das pesquisas em polidez linguistica, algumas que preferem retomar os passos de seus "pais", outras que buscam novas perspectivas, que ainda em desenvolvimento, mostram que o campo ainda é fértil.Acredito que o livro é ideal para aqueles que buscam uma resenha das teorias da polidez, desde aquelas mais tradicionais como a de Lakoff, Leech e Brown e Levinson, até aquelas que buscaram outros rumos, como a teoria do próprio Watts.
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A very helpful and interesting reading, Jun 27 2007
By Verbena Lúcia De Costa "V.L. de M. Costa" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Politeness (Paperback)
It's really a very good book. It presents importants topics on politeness, the principal theories about it and also their paradoxes. It presents elucidatives exemplos from natural data. It's not a boring book.It's easy to read it. The ideas are very clear and the order in which the topics are displayed invites you to the next but they also can be read them independently.Politeness (Key Topics in Sociolinguistics)
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