Impoliteness: Using Language to Cause Offence (PDF)
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- Synopsis
- When is language considered ‘impolite’? Is impolite language only used for anti-social purposes? Can impolite language be creative? What is the difference between ‘impoliteness’ and ‘rudeness’? Grounded in naturally occurring language data and drawing on findings from linguistic pragmatics and social psychology, Jonathan Culpeper provides a fascinating account of how impolite behaviour works. He examines not only its forms and functions but also people’s understandings of it in both public and private contexts. He reveals, for example, the emotional consequences of impoliteness, how it shapes and is shaped by contexts, and how it is sometimes institutionalised. This book offers penetrating insights into a hitherto neglected and poorly understood phenomenon. It will be welcomed by students and researchers in linguistics and social psychology in particular.
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- ISBN-13:
- 9780521689779
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 12/07/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Jonathan Culpeper
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Psychology, Social Studies, Language Arts, Foreign Language Study
- Submitted By:
- Debbie Morton
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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