Gender and Politeness challenges the notion that women are necessarily
always more polite than men as much of the language and gender
literature claims. Sara Mills discusses the complex relations between
gender and politeness and argues that although there are circumstances
when women speakers, drawing on stereotypes of femininity to guide
their behaviour, will appear to be acting in a more polite way than
men, there are many circumstances where women will act just as
impolitely as men. The book aims to show that politeness and
impoliteness are in essence judgements about another's interventions
in an interaction and about that person as whole, and are not simple
classifications of particular types of speech. Drawing on the notion
of community of practice Mills examines the way that speakers
negotiate with what they perceive to be gendered stereotypes
circulating within their particular group.
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ISBN
9780511668869
Publisert
2013
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Cambridge University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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