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.
YULING PAN is Managing Director of the Asian Sociocultural Research Projects in the Department of Linguistics at Georgetown University./e
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PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction: How Polite are the Chinese?Do I Know You?Inside and Outside Relationship in Politeness BehaviorYou are my FriendBuilding of Connection in a Business SettingWho is the Boss?Hierarchical Structure in an Official SettingYou don't know what you wantConflicting Factors in a Family SettingWhat really is Chinese Politeness?A Situation-Based Approach to Politeness