The limits of politeness re-visited: Courtroom discourse as a case in point

Discursive Approaches to Politeness

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 85-108

  Harris, Sandra ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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