Impoliteness in language : studies on its interplay with power in theory and practice / / edited by Derek Bousfield, Miriam A. Locher

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910962464303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2008
• ISBN: 1-283-42864-4; 9786613428646; 3-11-020834-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (356 p.)
• Collana: Language, power, and social process ; ; 21
• Classificazione: ES 146
• Altri autori (Persone): BousfieldDerek; LocherMiriam A. <1972->
• Disciplina: 306.44
• Soggetti: 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 bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• 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