Greeting and leave-taking in Texas : perception of politeness norms by Mexican-Americans across sociolinguistic divides

Greeting and leave-taking in Texas : perception of politeness norms by Mexican-Americans across sociolinguistic divides

The present study sheds light on how 16 Mexican-Americans residing in Texas perceive and follow politeness norms (e.g., Brown & Levinson, 1987; Fraser, 1990; Terkourafi, 2005) related to greetings and leave-takings in different cultural and linguistic contexts. Data from online questionnaires id...

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Main Author: Michno, Jeffrey Alan
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Greetings
Leave-takings
Speech acts
Spanish
Mexican-Americans
Politeness
Sociolinguistics
Pragmatics
Bilingualism
Biculturalism
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/26450

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http://hdl.handle.net/2152/26450

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