"Girls on tour": Politeness, small talk, and gender in managerial business meetings

Journal of Politeness Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-77

  Mullany, Louise ^a  

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Author keywords

Communities of practice; Gender; Gendered discourse; Performativity; Politeness; Small talk

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248714222     PISSN: 16125681     EISSN: 16134877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/PR.2006.004     Document Type: Article

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