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Directness and Indirectness Across Cultures

This book analyses the complex relationship between directness, indirectness, politeness and impoliteness. Definitions of directness and indirectness are discussed and problematised from a discursive theoretical perspective

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Mills, Sara, Grainger, Karen (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London Palgrave Macmillan 2016, 2016
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
Subjects:	Communication Media And Communication Research Methods In Language And Linguistics Sociolinguistics Linguistics / Methodology Pragmatics
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137340399?nosfx=y
Collection:	Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa

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Summary:	This book analyses the complex relationship between directness, indirectness, politeness and impoliteness. Definitions of directness and indirectness are discussed and problematised from a discursive theoretical perspective
Physical Description:	IX, 177 p online resource
ISBN:	9781137340399