1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910968980103321

Titolo

Politeness in Europe / / edited by Leo Hickey and Miranda Stewart

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2005

ISBN

9786610828371

9781853597392

9781280828379

1280828374

9781853597398

1853597392

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (346 p.)

Collana

Multilingual Matters

Altri autori (Persone)

HickeyLeo

StewartMiranda <1954->

Disciplina

306.44/094

Soggetti

Sociolinguistics - Europe

Etiquette - Europe

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Notes on the Contributors -- Introduction -- Politeness in Germany: Politeness in GERMANY? -- Politeness in France: How To Buy Bread Politely -- Politeness in Belgium: Face, Distance and Sincerity in Service-exchange Rituals -- Politeness in Luxemburg: Greetings from Foreign Parts -- Politeness in The Netherlands: Indirect Requests -- Politeness in Austria: Politeness and Impoliteness -- Politeness in Switzerland: Between Respect and Acceptance -- Politeness in Britain: ‘It’s Only a Suggestion…’ -- Politeness in Ireland: ‘In Ireland, It’s Done Without Being Said’ -- Politeness in Norway: How Can You Be Polite and Sincere? -- Politeness in Denmark: Getting to the Point -- Politeness in Sweden: Parliamentary Forms of Address -- Politeness in Finland: Evasion at All Costs -- Politeness in Estonia: A Matter of Fact Style -- Politeness in Poland: From ‘Titlemania’ to Grammaticalised Honorifics -- Politeness in Hungary: Uncertainty in a Changing Society -- Politeness in the Czech Republic: Distance, Levels of Expression, Management and Intercultural Contact -- Politeness in Greece: The Politeness of Involvement --



Politeness in Cyprus: A Coffee or a Small Coffee? -- Politeness in Italy: The Art of Self-Representation in Requests -- Politeness in Portugal: How to Address Others -- Politeness in Spain: Thanks But No ‘Thanks’ -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The study of politeness has undergone an explosion of interest since the late 1980's, involving an examination of language and languages in many societies. The present volume aims to contribute to current knowledge and understanding of the subject by giving a broad picture of politeness across twenty-two European countries, addressing the essential debates at the heart of politeness studies. Each chapter attempts to provide an empirical snapshot, based on sound theoretical principles, of the issues and practices in its own society.  Some of the contributors engage directly with critical thinking on politeness theory, using data from their languages and cultures to advance theoretical frameworks, while others highlight the forms politeness takes in particular cultural contexts, analysing how individuals interact with each other in ways intended to achieve their communicative goals. The volume treats questions such as whether a given society favours positive politeness or negative politeness, the use of formal or informal pronouns of address, small-talk, conventional politeness formulas and how politeness practices change over time.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910963213303321

Titolo

Evaluating military advertising and recruiting : theory and methodology / / Committee on the Youth Population and Military Recruitment--phase II ; Paul R. Sackett and Anne S. Mavor, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : National Academies Press, , 2004

ISBN

9786610176526

9781280176524

1280176520

9780309529471

0309529476

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

SackettPaul R

MavorAnne S

Disciplina

355.2/2362/0973

Soggetti

Manpower - United States

Youth - United States

United States Armed Forces Recruiting, enlistment, etc

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Theoretical Approaches""; ""3 Monitoring Trends in Youth Attitudes, Values, and Propensity""; ""4 Advertising Planning: Generative and Evaluative Approaches""; ""5 Determining Optimal Levels of Advertising and Recruiting Resources""; ""6 The Timing and Levels of Joint and Service-Specific Advertising""; ""7 Determining Optimal Types of Incentives""; ""8 Performance Management of Recruiters""; ""9 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""Appendix: Biographical Sketches""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

It is anticipated that in the coming decade the Department of Defense (DoD) will field and test new advertising and recruiting initiatives designed to improve the recruiting outlook. The DoD needs a comprehensive research and evaluation strategy based on sound research principles that will ensure valid, reliable, and relevant results to discover the most promising policies. The primary objective of this



book is to help the DoD improve its research on advertising and recruiting policies. Evaluating Military Advertising and Recruiting: Theory and Methodology presents a framework for evaluation that links different types of research questions to various research methodologies. The framework identifies four major categories of research questions and four broad methodological approaches. The first category of research question asks  oeWhat does a target audience see as attractive or unattractive features of a program? It is well suited to examination via qualitative methods, such as focus groups, unstructured or open-ended surveys, and interviews. The second category of research question asks  oeWhat is the effect of a program on specified attitudes or behavioral intentions? It is well suited to examination via surveys, experiments, and quasi experiments. The third category of research question asks  oeWhat is the effect of a proposed new program on enlistment? It is well suited to examination via experiments and quasi experiments. The final category of research question asks  oeWhat is the effect of an existing program on enlistment? It is well suited to examination via econometric modeling.