Politeness in Britain: It's only a suggestion

Stewart, Miranda; Hickey, Leo and Stewart, Miranda, eds. (2005) Politeness in Britain: It's only a suggestion. In: Politeness in Europe. Multilingual Matters, Clevedon, pp. 116-130. ISBN 9781853597381

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Abstract

Study of language in Britain and how it is often geared towards negative politeness. Areas covered include types of politeness, forms of address, negotiation and 'small-talk' in various contexts.