Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Politeness and face in Caribbean Creoles 1
5. Part I: Performing rudeness and face maintenance
6. The use of “bad” language as a politeness strategy in a Panamanian Creole village 23
7. Ritualized insults and the African diaspora 45
8. Rude sounds 73
9. Faiya-bon 101
10. Part II: Face attention and the public and private self
11. Greeting and social change 121
12. Advice in an Indo-Guyanese village and the interactional organization of uncertainty 145
13. Meaningful routines 169
14. Forms of address in English-lexicon Creoles 195
15. Part III: Socialization and face development
16. ‘May I have the bilna?’ 227
17. Learning respect in Guadeloupe 255
18. Notes on contributors 283
19. Index 287