Chapter 5. Results: Perceptions of politeness: Cultural values of refusals among Mexicans and Americans

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. List of Figures and Tables ix
4. Transcription conventions xi
5. Acknowledgements xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 1. The scope of politeness 7
8. Chapter 2. Speech acts in context: Refusals 35
9. Chapter 3. Methodology and organization of the study 57
10. Chapter 4. Results: Relational work and linguistic politeness: The negotiation of refusals by Mexicans and Americans 85
11. Chapter 5. Results: Perceptions of politeness: Cultural values of refusals among Mexicans and Americans 139
12. Chapter 6. Conclusions and discussion 159
13. References 175
14. Appendix 185
15. Author index 191
16. Subject index 193