This is the first edited collection to examine politeness in a wide range of diverse cultures. Most essays draw on empirical data from a wide variety of languag

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this is the first book to systemise the processes by which we manage relations across cultures.

Communication Across Cultures remains an excellent resource for students of linguistics and related disciplines, including anthropology, sociology and education

This volume includes 14 papers investigating politeness phenomena in Greece and Turkey, the cultural cross-roads of Europe, Asia and the Middle East. It reflect

Exploring a largely uncharted territory of cultural history and linguistic ethnography, Understanding Historical (Im)Politeness offers in-depth analyses and per