English politeness and class / Sara Mills.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mills, Sara, 1954- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politeness (Linguistics)--Great Britain.

Politeness (Linguistics).

English language--Social aspects--Great Britain.

English language.

English language--Social aspects.

Conversation analysis--Social aspects.

Conversation analysis.

Middle class.

Speech and social status.

Great Britain.

Speech and social status--Great Britain.

Middle class--Great Britain--Language.

Speech acts (Linguistics).

Middle class--Language.

Physical Description:

ix, 148 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Summary:

"Politeness plays a vital role in maintaining class differences. In this highly original account, Sara Mills analyzes the interrelationship between class and linguistic interaction, uncovering the linguistic ideologies behind politeness in British English. She sheds light on the way politeness and rudeness interrelate with the marking of class boundaries, and reveals how middle-class positions in society are marked by people's use of self-deprecation, indirectness and reserve. Systematically challenging received wisdom about cross-cultural and inter-cultural differences, she goes beyond the mere context of the interaction to investigate the social dimension of politeness. This approach enables readers to analyse other languages in the same way, and a range of case studies illustrate how ideologies of politeness are employed and judged"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Introduction; 2. Traditional approaches to Language, Culture and Politeness; 3. Approaches to British-English politeness; 4. Politeness and Class; 5. Materialist Discursive approach to politeness, culture and norms; 6. Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107116061

1107116066

OCLC:

994574785