Using theoretical concepts of self, perspective, and voice as an interpretive guide, and based on the Place of Negotiation theory, this volume explores the phenomenon of linguistic creativity in Japanese discourse, i.e., the use of language ...

This book explores the issue of politeness phenomena and socially appropriate behavior in two societies, Mexico and the United States, in three different contexts: refusing invitations, requests, and suggestions.

This book is among the first to combine a historical view of media texts with a critical look at their textual diversity today.

Comparing Japanese and American interaction, text argues that language use is instrumental in the construction of social structure and culture.

This volume traces the multifaceted concept of manners in the history of English from the late medieval through the early and late modern periods right up to the present day.

This volume traces the multifaceted concept of manners in the history of English from the late medieval through the early and late modern periods right up to the present day.

A look at the various cognitive, social, and linguistic aspects of how social identities are constructed, forgrounded and redefined in interaction.

This book concerns particles that are used as responses in conversations.

This book presents some of the latest developments in the study of this phenomenon.

A collection of papers on discourse markers in different languages, presented at the fifth conference of the International Pragmatics Association, Me×ico, in the summer of 1996.