The Structure and Use of Politeness Formulas

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. General Editor's Preface VII
3. Introduction: Conversational Routine 1
4. PART ONE Prepatterned Speech
5. The Structure and Use of Politeness Formulas 21
6. Health to Our Mouths. Formulaic Expressions in Turkish and Greek 37
7. On Stereotypes in Conversation, Their Meaning and Significance 55
8. "Poison to Your Soul" Thanks and Apologies Contrastively Viewed 69
9. Gambits: Conversational Strategy Signals 93
10. The Compliment Formula 115
11. The Semantics of Forgotten Routines 133
12. PART TWO Strategies and Action Patterns
13. Politeness Markers in English and German 157
14. Sense and Ritual in Classroom Discourse 187
15. Announcing—On Formulating Plans 215
16. On Apologizing 259
17. On Saying You're Sorry 273
18. Linguistic Routines and Politeness in Greeting and Parting 289
19. Bibliography 305
20. Biographical Notes 319
21. Index of Names 322