PRAGMATICS AND CLASSICAL SANSKRIT; Editorial page; Title page; Dedication; Copyright page; Table of contents; Preface; Notes; Transcript Notation; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The aims, scope and epistemological basis; 2. Structure and contents; Notes; PART I. PRAGMATICS AND CLASSICAL SANSKRIT; 1. On Sanskrit and Classical Indian Society; Notes; 2 Linguistic Politeness: Theoretical Aspects; Notes; 3 The Indian perspective on politeness, face and indirectness aspresented in the Tradition; Notes; PART II. A PILOT STUDY IN LINGUISTIC POLITENESS; 1 Methodology; Notes
Summary
This book explores the possibilities and limitations of pragmatic research in classical Sanskrit concentrating on linguistic politeness. The four case studies it comprises are in essence empirical, and try to accurately describe a fairly limited number of interactions between an also limited number of people. The underlying assumption is that a micro-analysis yields recognizable patterns of communicative styles and that these generalizations improve our insight in the workings of politeness (deference) in this language and in languages in general. This book also shows that the relation between
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-443) and index
Notes
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