Impoliteness using language to cause offence

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 l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Culpeper, Jonathan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2011
Series:Studies in interactional sociolinguistics
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Collection: Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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
Physical Description:xiv, 292 pages digital
ISBN:9780511975752