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ERIC Number: EJ514887
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Power of Politeness around the World.
Ford, Maria Z.
Dialog on Language Instruction, v11 n1-2 p1-12 1995
Addresses issues of verbal communication around the world, explores the power of various linguistic means of expressing politeness, and defines negative and positive politeness. Beneath the surface differences, cultures around the world display amazing similarities in the linguistic means of expressing politeness. (27 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Interpersonal Communication, Language Patterns, Social Attitudes, Sociolinguistics, Verbal Communication
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Politeness
Note: Journal availability: Attn.: ATFL-DCI-C (Editor), Defense Language Institute, Presidio of Monterey, CA 93944-5006.