Politeness in Intercultural Communication: Some Insights into the Pragmatics of English as an International Language
Taking a social constructionist perspective, this dissertation explores politeness-as-practice (Eelen, 2001) of L2 English speakers in intercultural communication encounters. The study is situated within the English as an International Language (EIL) paradigm which suggests that pragmatic norms in i...
Main Author: | Kuchuk, Alexandra |
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Other Authors: | Gilmore, Perry |
Language: | en |
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The University of Arizona.
2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/238633 |
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