Research on Politeness in the Spanish-Speaking World

Book Overview

One of the main contributions of this important book is that it offers a thorough survey of the theoretical and empirical developments that have occurred in the area of (im)politeness in the different regions of the Spanish-speaking world, gathering together overviews by distinguished scholars. Additionally, the book advances the field with new empirical research on linguistic (im)politeness, and silence and (im)politeness, in a range of (non)institutional contexts, as well as new perspectives for the study of (im)politeness. A closing chapter by the editors provides an assessment of salient trends in the area and directions for future research. Research on Politeness in the Spanish-Speaking World is essential reading for students in Spanish pragmatics and Spanish linguistics, sociolinguistics, and discourse analysis. The volume is also very useful to English-speaking scholars in the general field of pragmatics who are not proficient in Spanish but require access to these empirical studies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138842036
• ISBN13: 9781138842038
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.9"