Date: 21-Sep-2006 From: Julia Ulrich <julia.ulrichdegruyter.com> Subject: Politeness in Language: Watts (Ed)
Title: Politeness in Language
Subtitle: Studies in its History, Theory and Practice
Series Title: Mouton Textbook
Published: 2006
Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter
http://www.mouton-publishers.com
Editor: Richard J. Watts, University of Bern
Paperback: ISBN: 3110183005 Pages: 404 Price: Europe EURO 38.95 Comment: for USA, Canada, Mexico US$ 52.60
Abstract:
The second edition of this collection of 13 original papers contains an updated introductory section detailing the significance that the original articles published in 1992 have for the further development of research into linguistic politeness into the 21st century.
The original articles focus on the phenomenon of politeness in language. They present the most important problems in developing a theory of linguistic politeness, which must deal with the crucial differences between lay notions of politeness in different cultures and the term 'politeness' as a concept within a theory of linguistic politeness. The universal validity of the term itself is called into question, as are models such as those developed by Brown and Levinson, Lakoff, and Leech. New approaches are suggested.
In addition to this theoretical discussion, an empirical section presents a number of case studies and research projects in linguistic politeness. These show what has been achieved within current models and what still remains to be done, in particular with reference to cross-cultural studies in politeness and differences between a Western and a non-Western approach to the subject.
The publication of the second edition demonstrates that the significance of the collection is just as salient in the first decade of the new millennium as it was at the beginning of the 1990s.
Contents
Preface, Contributors
Linguistic politeness research: Quo vadis? Richard J. Watts
Introduction Richard J. Watts, Sachiko Ide and Konrad Ehlich
Part 1: The Theory and History of Linguistic Politeness
Chapter 1 Intracultural tact versus intercultural tact Richard W. Janney and Horst Arndt
Chapter 2 Linguistic politeness and politic verbal behaviour: Reconsidering claims for universality Richard J. Watts
Chapter 3 On the historicity of politeness Konrad Ehlich
Chapter 4 Literary texts and diachronic aspects of politeness Roger D. Sell
Chapter 5 Politeness in linguistic research Gudrun Held
Chapter 6 Traditional and modern views: The social constitution and power of politeness Konrad T. Werkhofer
Chapter 8 Between matter-of-factness and politeness Judith Stalpers
Chapter 9 Children's understanding of white lies Sabine Walper and Renate Valtin
Part 3: Politeness in a Non-Western Cultural Setting
Chapter 10 The metapragmatics of politeness in Israeli society Shoshana Blum-Kulka
Chapter 11 The concept of politeness: An empirical study of American English and Japanese Sachiko Ide, Berverly Hill, Yukiko M. Carnes, Tsunao Ogino and Akiko Kawasaki
Chapter 12 Linguistic etiquette in Japanese society Florian Coulmas
Chapter 13 Politeness in Thai Manfred Kummer
References and bibliography, Author index, Subject index
Linguistic Field(s):
Applied Linguistics
Pragmatics
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