: Derek Bousfield, Miriam A. Locher
: Impoliteness in Language Studies on its Interplay with Power in Theory and Practice
: De Gruyter Mouton
: 9783110208344
: Language, Power and Social Process [LPSP]ISSN
: 1
: CHF 54.20
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: Allgemeine und Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft
: English
: 354
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Drawing on a wide range of empirical data, the volume presents a thorough discussion of impoliteness and power in language. It addresses the enormous imbalance that exists between academic interest in politeness phenomena when compared to impoliteness phenomena, and it offers inspiration for research on impoliteness, conflict and aggression in many different academic fields of enquiry, both within linguistics and beyond.



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

Frontmatter1
Contents7
Chapter 1. Introduction: Impoliteness and power in language9
Chapter 2. Reflections on impoliteness, relational work and power25
Chapter 3. Toward a unified theory of politeness, impoliteness, and rudeness53
Chapter 4. Relational work and impoliteness: Negotiating norms of linguistic behaviour85
Chapter 5. Political campaign debates as zero-sum games: Impoliteness and power in candidates’ exchanges109
Chapter 6. Impoliteness in the struggle for power135
Chapter 7. Threats in conflict talk: Impoliteness and manipulation163
Chapter 8. Verbal aggression and impoliteness: Related or synonymous?189
Chapter 9. Impoliteness as a means of contesting power relations in the workplace219
Chapter 10. “Stop hassling me!” Impoliteness, power and gender identity in the professional workplace239
Chapter 11. “You’re screwed either way”:An exploration of code-switching, impoliteness and power263
Chapter 12. A manual for (im)politeness?:The impact of the FAQ in an electronic community of practice289
Backmatter313