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Gender and Politeness

(Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics)

By Sara Mills

Paperback | 9780521009195

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Challenging the notion that women are necessarily always more polite than men (as language and gender literature claim), Sara Mills discusses the complex relationship between gender and politeness. Mills argues that, although women speakers, drawing on stereotypes of femininity, can appear to be actContinue

Challenging the notion that women are necessarily always more polite than men (as language and gender literature claim), Sara Mills discusses the complex relationship between gender and politeness. Mills argues that, although women speakers, drawing on stereotypes of femininity, can appear to be acting more politely than men, there are many circumstances where women will act as "impolitely" as men.

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Book Details

  • English Books
  • Paperback 278 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0521009197
  • ISBN-13: 9780521009195
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Pub date: Aug 11, 2003
  • Dimensions: 1355 mm x 903 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover
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