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14 - Linguistic Politeness

from Part III - Methods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2020

By
Claus Ehrhardt
Edited by
Guido Rings  and
Sebastian Rasinger
Guido Rings
Affiliation:
Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
Sebastian Rasinger
Affiliation:
Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
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Summary

Claus Ehrhardt proposes an approach that considers politeness as an integrative part to intercultural communication. Intercultural communication and politeness, Erhardt argues, are both theoretical models and social practices, with politeness forming one of the most prominent links between languages, cultures and communication, allowing for deeper understanding of intercultural communication. At the same time, he calls for more extensive empirical work to fully explore the dynamics of social relations in intercultural communication.

Keywords

intercultural communicationpolitenesssocial interactioncooperative principlespeech actsintercultural competence
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The Cambridge Handbook of Intercultural Communication , pp. 243 - 260
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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