Politeness Across Cultures

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction: Politeness Research In and Across Cultures....Pages 1-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Some Issues with the Concept of Face: When, What, How and How Much?....Pages 17-41
On the Concept of Face and Politeness....Pages 42-58
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
Im/politeness, Rapport Management and Workplace Culture: Truckers Performing Masculinities on Canadian Ice-Roads....Pages 61-84
Why Are Israeli Children Better at Settling Disputes Than Israeli Politicians?....Pages 85-105
Korean Honorifics and ‘Revealed’, ‘Ignored’ and ‘Suppressed’ Aspects of Korean Culture and Politeness....Pages 106-127
Modern Chinese Politeness Revisited....Pages 128-148
Modes of Address Between Female Staff in Georgian Professional Discourse: Medical and Academic Contexts....Pages 149-168
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
Indirectness in Zimbabwean English: A Study of Intercultural Communication in the UK....Pages 171-193
On Im/politeness Behind the Iron Curtain....Pages 194-215
Conflict, Culture and Face....Pages 216-236
Cultural Variability in Face Interpretation and Management....Pages 237-257
Epilogue....Pages 258-265
Back Matter....Pages 267-274