Cross-cultural pragmatics : the semantics of human interaction /

This book challenges the approaches to human interaction based on supposedly universal 'maxims of conversation' and 'principles of politeness, ' which fly in the face of reality as experienced by millions of people crossing language boundaries (refugees, immigrants, etc.) and whi...

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Main Author: Wierzbicka, Anna
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 2003.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Mouton textbook.
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Online Access:CONNECT