New Perspectives on (Im)Politeness and Interpersonal Communication

Product Description New Perspectives on (Im)Politeness and Interpersonal Communication gathers eleven studies by prominent scholars, which explore issues related to (im)politeness in human communication. The study of linguistic (im)politeness is undoubtedly one of the central concerns in the field of pragmatics, as attested to by the numerous conferences and journals currently dedicated to the topic, the various theoretical models and approaches so far developed or developing, and the seemingly endless list of insightful and inspiring empirical studies tackling the topic from a wide variety of angles. This volume purports to contribute to the subfield of social pragmatics by putting together works that review the state of the art of (im)politeness studies, analyse (im)politeness in media contexts like the Internet or dubbed films and other contexts, look into the effects and consequences of some speech acts for social interaction, draw implications for language teaching, or approach some of the linguistic mechanisms helping communicate (im)politeness. Resulting from the efforts made by specialists in the field, the chapters in this volume offer additional evidence that examining the complexity of interpersonal communication from different standpoints can benefit a more complete understanding of social interaction in general. Their scope and practical applications demonstrate the transversality and versatility of interpersonal communication. We hope that these works retain scholars' interest and attention for some time to come and spark off further research. Review This volume makes an important contribution. Its breadth is impressive, as is its contents: it encompasses both new theoretical perspectives and new applications. There is also a strong connection with the Spanish language and Spanish scholarship, making available research that English-centric scholars might have missed. --Jonathan Culpeper, Lancaster University About the Author The editors are members of the Research Group Intercultural Pragmatic Studies (English-Spanish): Pragmatic and Discourse Aspects (P.A.I. HUM 640). Among their publications are Current Trends in Intercultural, Cognitive and Social Pragmatics (Research Group Intercultural Pragmatic Studies, 2004), Studies in Intercultural, Cognitive and Social Pragmatics (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2007) and Pragmatics Applied to Language Teaching and Learning (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009). They also are the organisers of the International Symposium on Intercultural, Cognitive and Social Pragmatics (E.P.I.C.S., after the Spanish acronym). Lucia Fernandez Amaya is Lecturer in English at the Department of Philology and Translation, (Pablo de Olavide University, Seville). She holds a Ph.D. in English Linguistics from the University of Seville. She currently co-ordinates the research group SETIC (Service Encounters, Tourism and Intercultural Communication). Her research interests and publications focus on pragmatics and translation, sociopragmatics (politeness), interlanguage and cross-cultural pragmatics, discourse analysis, teaching pragmatics to ESL learners and intercultural communication in service encounters. Reyes Gomez Moron is a Lecturer at the Department of Philology and Translation (Pablo de Olavide University, Seville). She holds a Ph.D. in English Linguistics from the University of Seville. She currently co-ordinates the research group Intercultural Pragmatic Studies (English-Spanish): Pragmatic and Discourse Aspects. Her research interests and publications focus on pragmatics and teaching English and Spanish as second language, sociopragmatics (politeness), cross-cultural pragmatics, and discourse analysis. Maria de la O Hernandez Lopez is a Lecturer at the Department of Philology and Translation (Pablo de Olavide University, Seville). She holds a PhD in English Linguistics (Cross-Cultural Pragmatics) from Pablo de Olavide University and an MA in Applied Linguistic