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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782779103321

Autore

Bousfield Derek

Titolo

Impoliteness in Language [[electronic resource] ] : Studies on its Interplay with Power in Theory and Practice

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, : Walter de Gruyter, 2008

ISBN

1-283-42864-4

9786613428646

3-11-020834-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (356 p.)

Collana

Language, Power & Social Process, v. 21

Classificazione

ES 146

Altri autori (Persone)

LocherMiriam A

Disciplina

306.44

Soggetti

Social Science

Language / Linguistics

Politeness (Linguistics)

Power (Social sciences)

Interpersonal relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter; Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction: Impoliteness and power in language; Chapter 2. Reflections on impoliteness, relational work and power; Chapter 3. Toward a unified theory of politeness, impoliteness, and rudeness; Chapter 4. Relational work and impoliteness: Negotiating norms of linguistic behaviour; Chapter 5. Political campaign debates as zero-sum games: Impoliteness and power in candidates' exchanges; Chapter 6. Impoliteness in the struggle for power; Chapter 7. Threats in conflict talk: Impoliteness and manipulation

Chapter 8. Verbal aggression and impoliteness: Related or synonymous? Chapter 9. Impoliteness as a means of contesting power relations in the workplace; Chapter 10. "Stop hassling me!" Impoliteness, power and gender identity in the professional workplace; Chapter 11. "You're screwed either way":An exploration of code-switching, impoliteness and power; Chapter 12. A manual for (im)politeness?:The impact of the FAQ in an electronic community of practice; Back matter;



Sommario/riassunto

This book is relevant for phonologists, morphologists, Slavists and cognitive linguists, and addresses two questions: How can the morphology-phonology interface be accommodated in cognitive linguistics? Do morphophonological alternations have a meaning? These questions are explored via a comprehensive analysis of stem alternations in Russian verbs. The analysis is couched in R.W. Langacker's Cognitive Grammar framework, and the book offers comparisons to other varieties of cognitive linguistics, such as Construction Grammar and Conceptual Integration. The proposed analysis is furthermore company