Impoliteness : using language to cause offence /

When is language considered 'impolite'? Is impolite language only used for anti-social purposes? Can impolite language be creative? What is the difference between 'impoliteness' and 'rudeness'? Grounded in naturally-occurring language data and drawing on findings from l...

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Main Author: Culpeper, Jonathan, 1966- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011
Edition:1st ed
Series:Studies in interactional sociolinguistics ; 28
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