Bousfield / Locher Impoliteness in Language

Studies on its Interplay with Power in Theory and Practice
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-3-11-020834-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 354 Seiten, Gewicht: 10 g

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The volume addresses the enormous imbalance that exists between academic interest in politeness phenomena when compared to impoliteness phenomena. Researchers working with Brown and Levinson's ([1978] 1987) seminal work on politeness rarely focused explicitly on impoliteness. As a result, only one aspect of facework/relational work has been studied in detail. Next to this research desideratum, politeness research is on the move again, with alternative conceptions of politeness to those of Brown and Levinson being further developed. In this volume researchers present, discuss and explore the concept of linguistic impoliteness, the crucial differences and interconnectedness between lay understandings of impoliteness and the academic concept within a theory of facework/relational work, as well as the exercise of power that is involved when impoliteness occurs. The authors offer solid discussions of the theoretical issues involved and draw on data from political interaction, interaction with legally constituted authorities, workplace interaction in the factory and the office, code-switching and Internet practices. The collection offers inspiration for research on impoliteness in many different research fields, such as (critical) discourse analysis, conversation analysis, pragmatics and stylistics, as well as linguistic approaches to studies in conflict and conflict resolution.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bousfield, Derek

Locher, Miriam A.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Textlinguistik, Diskursanalyse, Stilistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sprachsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Frontmatter;1
2;Contents;7
3;Chapter 1. Introduction: Impoliteness and power in language;9
4;Chapter 2. Reflections on impoliteness, relational work and power;25
5;Chapter 3. Toward a unified theory of politeness, impoliteness, and rudeness;53
6;Chapter 4. Relational work and impoliteness: Negotiating norms of linguistic behaviour;85
7;Chapter 5. Political campaign debates as zero-sum games: Impoliteness and power in candidates’ exchanges;109
8;Chapter 6. Impoliteness in the struggle for power;135
9;Chapter 7. Threats in conflict talk: Impoliteness and manipulation;163
10;Chapter 8. Verbal aggression and impoliteness: Related or synonymous?;189
11;Chapter 9. Impoliteness as a means of contesting power relations in the workplace;219
12;Chapter 10. “Stop hassling me!” Impoliteness, power and gender identity in the professional workplace;239
13;Chapter 11. “You’re screwed either way”:An exploration of code-switching, impoliteness and power;263
14;Chapter 12. A manual for (im)politeness?:The impact of the FAQ in an electronic community of practice;289
15;Backmatter;313

Über Autor(innen)

Derek Bousfield, University of Huddersfield, UK; Miriam A. Locher, University of Bern, Switzerland.