Description: Politeness Phenomena in England and Greece by Maria Sifianou A comparative case study of England and Greece which considers the extent to which the concept of politeness is common to different cultures. Maria Sifianou draws her data from a variety of sources, including literature (particularly drama), questionnaires, and personal observation. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Politeness is crucial to successful communication and is consequently of great interest to those who study language in its social context. This book presents the first application of Brown and Levinsons ground-breaking theoretical work in a full-length comparative case study. Maria Sifianou draws her data from a variety of sources, including literature (particularly drama), questionnaires, and personal observation. She attempts to discover the principles underlyingsocial interaction in both intracultural and intercultural contexts, and discusses the extent to which the concept of politeness is common to different cultures. She argues that politeness isconceptualized differently and thus manifested differently in the two societies under study: Greeks tend to use more positive politeness devices than the English, who prefer more negative devices. Positive politeness is more closely related to friendliness, negative politeness to formality. Dr Sifianous analysis illustrates and supports the general claim that, despite popular stereotypes, there can be no objective verification for the view that one nation is more polite than another. Author Biography Maria Sifianou is Assistant Professor in the Department of English Studies at the University of Athens. Table of Contents Introduction1: Politeness: Setting the scene2: Politeness: Cross-cultural perspectives3: Perceptions of politeness4: Speech act theory and politeness: Requests5: Requests: Form and function6: Requests: Modification7: ConclusionsAppendicesReferencesIndex Review "With acuity and verve, [Sifianou] adds an important new chapter to the already substantial linguistic literature on Modern Greece....Offers real insight into the relationship between social values and linguistic practice....Sifianous interpretations are persuasive and consistent.....All social anthropologists planning field research in Greece should read and assimilate this book....[A] fine-grained, confident analysis..."--Anthropological Linguistics "As a whole, this work should be considered an interesting contribution to politeness theory and its applications to specific languages."--Language in Society"With acuity and verve, [Sifianou] adds an important new chapter to the already substantial linguistic literature on Modern Greece....Offers real insight into the relationship between social values and linguistic practice....Sifianous interpretations are persuasive and consistent.....All socialanthropologists planning field research in Greece should read and assimilate this book....[A] fine-grained, confident analysis..."--Anthropological Linguistics"As a whole, this work should be considered an interesting contribution to politeness theory and its applications to specific languages."--Language in Society "With acuity and verve, [Sifianou] adds an important new chapter to the already substantial linguistic literature on Modern Greece....Offers real insight into the relationship between social values and linguistic practice....Sifianous interpretations are persuasive and consistent.....All social anthropologists planning field research in Greece should read and assimilate this book....[A] fine-grained, confident analysis..."--Anthropological Linguistics "As a whole, this work should be considered an interesting contribution to politeness theory and its applications to specific languages."--Language in Society "With acuity and verve, [Sifianou] adds an important new chapter to the already substantial linguistic literature on Modern Greece....Offers real insight into the relationship between social values and linguistic practice....Sifianous interpretations are persuasive and consistent.....All socialanthropologists planning field research in Greece should read and assimilate this book....[A] fine-grained, confident analysis..."--Anthropological Linguistics"As a whole, this work should be considered an interesting contribution to politeness theory and its applications to specific languages."--Language in Society"With acuity and verve, ÝSifianou¨ adds an important new chapter to the already substantial linguistic literature on Modern Greece....Offers real insight into the relationship between social values and linguistic practice....Sifianous interpretations are persuasive and consistent.....All socialanthropologists planning field research in Greece should read and assimilate this book....ÝA¨ fine-grained, confident analysis..."--Anthropological Linguistics"As a whole, this work should be considered an interesting contribution to politeness theory and its applications to specific languages."--Language in Society Long Description Politeness is crucial to successful communication and is consequently of great interest to those who study language in its social context. This book presents the first application of Brown and Levinsons ground-breaking theoretical work in a full-length comparative case study. Maria Sifianou draws her data from a variety of sources, including literature (particularly drama), questionnaires, and personal observation. She attempts to discover the principles underlyingsocial interaction in both intracultural and intercultural contexts, and discusses the extent to which the concept of politeness is common to different cultures. She argues that politeness is conceptualized differently and thus manifested differently in the two societies under study: Greeks tend touse more positive politeness devices than the English, who prefer more negative devices. Positive politeness is more closely related to friendliness, negative politeness to formality. Dr Sifianous analysis illustrates and supports the general claim that, despite popular stereotypes, there can be no objective verification for the view that one nation is more polite than another. Review Text Introduction 1. Politeness: Setting the scene 2. Politeness: Cross-cultural perspectives 3. Perceptions of politeness 4. Speech act theory and politeness: Requests 5. Requests: Form and function 6. Requests: Modification 7. Conclusions Appendices References Index Feature Questions the extent to which the concept of politeness is common to different culturesFirst application of Brown and Levinsons ground-breaking theoretical work in a full-length comparative case studyData drawn from wide variety of sources including literature, drama, questionnaires, and personal observation Details ISBN0198241321 Author Maria Sifianou Short Title POLITENESS PHENOMENA IN ENGLAN Language English ISBN-10 0198241321 ISBN-13 9780198241324 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1999 Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Edition Description Revised Series Oxford Linguistics Position Assistant Professor, Department of English Studies Subtitle A Cross-Cultural Perspective Affiliation Assistant Professor, Department of English Studies, University of Athens DOI 10.1604/9780198241324 UK Release Date 1999-12-02 AU Release Date 1999-12-02 NZ Release Date 1999-12-02 Illustrations 3 line diagrams Pages 272 Publisher Oxford University Press Publication Date 1999-12-02 DEWEY 306.4 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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Author: Maria Sifianou
Publication Name: Politeness Phenomena in England and Greece: a Cross-Cultural Perspective
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