Relevance theory and the communication of politeness

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-19

  Jary, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032119346     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-2166(98)80005-2     Document Type: Article

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