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Indirectness and politeness in requests: Same or different?

Blum-Kulka, Shoshana·1987·Journal of Pragmatics

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Chapter 1. Introduction
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Index
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Authors: Blum-Kulka, S.
Venue: Journal of Pragmatics
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 1987-04
Volume: 11
Issue: 2
Pages: 131-146
ISSN: 0378-2166 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/0378-2166(87)90192-5
OpenAlex: W1974543382
Cited by: 891
References: 31
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FWCI: 29.36
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
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Locations: Journal of Pragmatics (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Linguistics and Language Analysis
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
Keywords: indirectness, politeness, requests, politeness theory, coerciveness, face, hints, Hebrew language, English language

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