Impoliteness

Using Language to Cause Offence

By:

Jonathan Culpeper

Format:

Hardback

Series:

Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics

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When is language considered 'impolite'? Is impolite language only used for anti-social purposes? Can impolite language be creative? What is the difference between 'impoliteness' and 'rudeness'? Grounded in naturally-occurring language data and drawing on findings from linguistic pragmatics and social psychology, Jonathan Culpeper provides a fascinating account of how impolite behaviour works. He examines not only its forms and functions but also people's understandings of it in both public and private contexts. He reveals, for example, the emotional consequences of impoliteness, how it shapes and is shaped by contexts, and how it is sometimes institutionalised. This book offers penetrating insights into a hitherto neglected and poorly understood phenomenon. It will be welcomed by students and researchers in linguistics and social psychology in particular.

Author Biography:

Jonathan Culpeper is based in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University.

Release date NZ

January 6th, 2011

Author

Jonathan Culpeper

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

23 Tables, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white; 18 Line drawings, black and white

Pages

308

Series

Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics

Dimensions

155x235x20

ISBN-13

9780521869676

Product ID

9327056

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