Politeness in Chinese Face-To-Face Interaction

by Pan, Yuling

• ISBN13: 9781567504934
• ISBN10: 1567504930
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: ABLEX

Summary

This book attempts to bring in the perspective of situational variation in analyzing linguistic politeness, and looks at politeness in the larger framework of social context. It outlines the way into the problem of politeness in Chinese culture and the steps taken in the application of politeness strategies in verbal interaction.

Author Biography

YULING PAN is Managing Director of the Asian Sociocultural Research Projects in the Department of Linguistics at Georgetown University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Preface	xiii
Introduction: How Polite Are the Chinese?	1	(24)
``Do I Know You?'' Inside and Outside Relations in Politeness Behavior	25	(28)
``You Are My Friend'': Building of Connection in a Business Setting	53	(24)
``Who Is the Boss?'' Hierarchical Structure in an Official Setting	77	(28)
``You Don't Know What You Want'': Conflicting Factors in a Family Setting	105	(38)
``What Really Is Chinese Politeness?'' A Situation-Based Approach to Politeness	143	(12)
Notes	155	(2)
References	157	(6)
Author Index	163	(4)
Subject Index	167