"Fine thank you. And you?" Linguistic Politeness in Australian English and the Interlanguage Pragmatics of Japanese ESL Speakers

This paper examines politeness breakdowns between Japanese ESL speakers and L1 speakers of Australian English. In doing so, the paper develops a model of linguistic politeness which sees the marking of social power and social identification configurations as crucial. Using this model as a template,...

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Main Author: Conlan, Chris
Format: Conference Paper
Published: English Australia 2001
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11921