Directness and Indirectness Across Cultures (eBook)

Karen Grainger is a Principal Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. She researches language use and interaction in institutional, intercultural and electronic contexts. She has published in the areas of health care, intercultural communication and educational sociolinguistics. She is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Politeness Research.Sara Mills is Research Professor in Linguistics at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. She has published in the areas of feminist linguistics and politeness theory. Her publications include Gender and Politeness (2003), Politeness in East Asia (co-authored, 2011), Language and Sexism (2008), Language Gender and Feminism (co-authored, 2012), and Gender Representation in an International Context (co-authored, 2015).

Cover 1
Contents 8
Acknowledgements 9
Transcription Conventions 10
1 Introduction: Language, Culture, (Im)politeness and (In)directness 11
2 Theoretical Perspectives on Indirectness 44
3 Theoretical Perspectives on Directness 61
4 Zimbabwean English and British English: A Case Study of Directness and Indirectness Across Cultures 84
5 Situated Directness and Indirectness: Monolingual English Speakers 112
6 Linguistic Ideologies: Bilingual Speakers’ Evaluations of Indirectness and Directness 132
7 Conclusions 159
Notes 169
Bibliography 173
Index 183