5. Researching impoliteness and rudeness: Issues and definitions

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Table of contents XI
3. 1. Introduction to interpersonal pragmatics 1
4. Part I: Theoretical approaches to interpersonal pragmatics
5. 2. Linguistic politeness: Laying the foundations 17
6. 3. Linguistic politeness theory and its aftermath: Recent research trails 43
7. 4. Politeness in East Asia 71
8. 5. Researching impoliteness and rudeness: Issues and definitions 101
9. 6. Relating 137
10. 7. Social cognition 167
11. 8. The negotiation of identities 205
12. 9. Gender and interpersonal pragmatics 225
13. Part II: Linguistic strategies for interpersonal effects
14. 10. Mitigation 253
15. 11. Respect and deference 271
16. 12. Swearing 289
17. 13. Humour 307
18. Part III: Interpersonal issues in different contexts
19. 14. Interpersonal issues in the workplace 329
20. 15. Interpersonal issues in court: Rebellion, resistance and other ways of behaving badly 353
21. 16. Interpersonal issues in health discourse 381
22. 17. Interpersonal issues in political discourse 405
23. 18. Interpersonal issues in the discourse of dating ads 435
24. Backmatter 463