Verbal politeness strategies in the Philippines motivations for indirectness, politeness or both?

Politeness strategies in speech acts has generated considerable research and debates especially concerning the notions of directness and indirectness as compared to Westerners who are considered more direct while Asians more indirect. Researchers have suggested that distinctions signal degrees of po...

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Publicado en:Philippine Journal of Linguistics Vol. 45 (Dec. 2014), 19-37
Autor principal: Huggins, Jacqueline
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2014
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