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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460581503321

Autore

Chejnová Pavla

Titolo

How to ask a professor : politeness in Czech academic culture / / Pavla Chejnová

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Prague, Czech Republic] : , : Karolinum, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

80-246-3111-3

Edizione

[First English edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (124 p.)

Disciplina

371.1023

Soggetti

Teacher-student relationships - Czech Republic

Communication in education - Czech Republic

College students - Czech Republic

Politeness (Linguistics) - Czech Republic

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1. Politeness in language; 1.1 Searching for a politeness definition; 1.2 Approaches to (linguistic) politeness; 1.2.1 Face and facework; 1.2.2 Conversational and politeness maxims; 1.2.3 Discursive approach to politeness; 1.3 How laypersons in the Czech republic define politeness; 1.4 Impoliteness in language; 1.5 Function of politeness in society; 2. Politeness in the Czech republic; 2.1 Standard and common Czech; 2.2 Pronominal addressing; 2.3 T- and V-forms in academic settings; 2.4 Nominal addressing; 2.5 Nominal addressing in academic settings

2.6 Requests in Czech3. Previous research on computer mediated communication in institutional settings; 4. Analysis of requests for information sent to faculty; 4.1. E-mail requests for information; 4.1.1 Data; 4.1.2 Methodology and procedures; 4.1.3 Results; 4.1.3.1 Addressing and establishing contact in e-mail requests for information; 4.1.3.2 Level of directness in e-mail requests for information; 4.1.3.3 Syntactic downgraders in e-mail requests for information; 4.1.3.4 Lexical and phrasal downgraders and upgraders in e-mail requests for information



4.1.3.5 Supportive and aggravating moves in e-mail requests for information4.1.3.6 Substandard elements in e-mail requests for information; 4.1.4 Discussion; 4.2 Requests for information in students' information forum; 4.2.1 Data; 4.2.2 Methodology and procedures; 4.2.3 Results; 4.2.3.1 Establishing contact in requests for information on students' information forum; 4.2.3.2 Level of directness in requests for information on students' information forum; 4.2.3.3 Syntactic downgraders in requests for information on students' information forum

4.2.3.4 Lexical and phrasal downgraders and upgraders in requests for information on students' info4.2.3.5 Supportive and aggravating moves in requests for information on students' information forum; 4.2.3.6 Substandard elements in requests for information on students' information forum; 4.2.4 Discussion; 5. General discussion and conclusions; Resumé; List of tables; References; Author index; Subject index