Using a range of evidence Janet Holmes examines the distribution and functions of a range of specific verbal politeness strategies in women's and men'..
Using a range of evidence Janet Holmes examines the distribution and functions of a range of specific verbal politeness strategies in women's and men'..
Childly Language explores how cultural assumptions about children and childhood are expressed in contemporary English - drawing on a wide range of sou..
Sociolinguistics and Social Theory brings together new critical overviews of the interface between language, social structure and social action. A wid..