Evaluating Brown and Levinson's Politeness Theory: A Revised Analysis of Directives and Face

Research on Language and Social Interaction

Volumn 25, Issue 1-4, 1991, Pages 215-252

  Wilson, Steven R ^a   Kim, Min Sun ^a   Meischke, Hendrik'a ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84963455578     PISSN: 08351813     EISSN: 15327973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08351819109389363     Document Type: Article

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