Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 365 pages) : illustrations |
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Language, power, and social process ; 12 |
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Language, power, and social process ; 12.
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Contents |
Power -- Communication and relational work -- Politeness -- Disagreement -- A sociable argument during a dinner among family and friends -- Managing disagreement during a business meeting at a research institution -- Examples of the exercise of power during the US Presidential election 2000 -- Summary and conclusion : the checklist reviewed |
Summary |
This study investigates the interface of power and politeness in the realization of disagreements in naturalistic language data. Power and politeness are important phenomena in face-to-face interaction. Disagreement is an arena in which these two key concepts are likely to be observed together. Both disagreement and the exercise of power entail a conflict. At the same time, conflict will often be softened by the display of politeness. The material for analysis comes from three different contexts: (1) a sociable argument in an informal, supportive, and interactive family setting; (2) a business |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-356) and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Oral communication.
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Power (Social sciences)
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Etiquette.
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Debates and debating.
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debates.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Speech.
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Debates and debating
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Etiquette
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Oral communication
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Power (Social sciences)
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Macht.
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Communicatie.
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Beleefdheidsvorm.
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Macht -- Höflichkeit -- Pragmatik -- Mündliche Kommunikation.
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Höflichkeit -- Macht -- Pragmatik -- Mündliche Kommunikation.
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Pragmatik -- Mündliche Kommunikation -- Macht -- Höflichkeit.
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Mündliche Kommunikation -- Pragmatik -- Macht -- Höflichkeit.
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Electronic book
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ISBN |
9783110926552 |
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3110926555 |
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