When is an email really offensive?: Argumentativity and variability in evaluations of impoliteness

Journal of Politeness Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-31

  Haugh, Michael ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blog; Discursive; Discussion board; Email; Impoliteness; Norms; Offence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950143332     PISSN: 16125681     EISSN: 16134877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPLR.2010.002     Document Type: Article

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