Hickey / Stewart Politeness in Europe

1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-1-85359-739-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 210 mm

Reihe: Multilingual Matters

This book aims to contribute to knowledge and understanding of politeness by giving a broad picture of it across22 European countries, addressing the essential debates at the heart of politeness studies. Each chapter attempts to provide an empirical snapshot, based on sound theoretical principles, of the issues and practices in its own society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hickey, Leo

Stewart, Miranda

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Psycholinguistik, Neurolinguistik, Kognition
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction L Hickey and M Stewart WESTERN EUROPE 1. Germany: politeness in Germany? J House (University of Hamburg); 2. France: how to buy bread politely C. Kerbrat-Orecchioni (Lumière University); 3. Belgium: face, distance and sincerity in service-exchange rituals E Danblon (Université Libre de Bruxelles), B. de Clerck (University of Ghent) & J-P. van Noppen (Université Libre de Bruxelles); 4. Luxemburg: greetings from foreign parts J. Kramer (University of Trier); 5. Netherlands: indirect requests R. le Pair (University of Nijmegen); 6. Austria: politeness and impoliteness S. Haumann, U. Koch & K. Sornig (University of Graz); 7. Switzerland: between respect and acceptance G Manno (University of Zurich); 8. Britain “It’s only a suggestion…” M. Stewart; 9. Ireland: “…in Ireland, it’s done without being said” J. L. Kallen (Trinity College, Dublin). NORTHERN EUROPE 10. Norway: how can you be polite and sincere? T Fretheim (University of Trondheim); 11. Denmark: getting to the point E Fredsted (University of Flensburg); 12. Sweden: parliamentary forms of address C Ilie (Örebro University); 13. Finland: evasion at all costs V Yli-Vakkuri (University of Turku) EASTERN EUROPE 14. Estonia: a matter-of-fact style L Keevallik (Tartu University); 15.Poland: from “titlemania” to grammaticalised honorifics R Huszcza (Warsaw University); 16. Hungary: uncertainty in a changing society L Bencze (Apor Vilmos Catholic College, Zsámbék); 17 The Czech Republic: distance levels, management and intercultural contact J Neustupný (Obirin University, Tokyo) and J Nekvapil (Charles University, Prague) SOUTHERN EUROPE 18. Politeness in Greece: The politeness of involvement M Sifianou and E Antonopoulou (University of Athens); 19. Cyprus: a coffee or a small coffee? M Terkourafi (British School at Athens and University of Cambridge); 20. Italy: polite requests G Held (University of Salzburg); 21. Portugal: how to address others M H Araújo Carreira (Université de Paris); 22. Spain: thanks but no “thanks” L Hickey

Über Autor(innen)

Hickey Leo:
Leo Hickey is a Research Professor at the University of Salford, where he was Professor of Spanish for several years. His work centres mainly on Spanish linguistics, stylistics, pragmatics and translation theory.Stewart Miranda:
Miranda Stewart is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of Strathclyde. Her interests include interactional pragmatics and the negotiation of face in dialogue interpreting.Leo Hickey is a Research Professor at the University of Salford, where he was Professor of Spanish for several years. His work centres mainly on Spanish linguistics, stylistics, pragmatics and translation theory. Miranda Stewart is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of Strathclyde. Her interests include interactional pragmatics and the negotiation of face in dialogue interpreting.