Power and Politeness in the Workplace: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Talk at Work

by Janet Holmes and Maria Stubbe

Book Overview

Power and Politeness in the Workplace has become established as a seminal text for courses in language and professional communication.

Co-authored by bestselling author Janet Holmes, this text provides insights into the way we all talk at work, including a wealth of material illustrating the way people communicate with each other in their ordinary everyday encounters in their workplaces. The analysis focuses, in particular, on how and why...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138809063
• ISBN13: 9781138809062
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"