Positioning selves, doing relational work and constructing identities in interview talk

Journal of Politeness Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 75-95

  Miller, Elizabeth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

delicate topics; face; identity; interview; positioning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881089903     PISSN: 16125681     EISSN: 16134877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/pr-2013-0004     Document Type: Article

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