Discourse and Politeness

Naomi Geyer is Assistant Professor of Japanese Language and Linguistics, Department of East Asian Languages and Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

• 1. Introduction; 2. Politeness, Face and Identity; 3. Analyzing Facework; 4. Collective Disagreement; 5. Teasing and Humour; 6. Talking about Troubles; 7. The Meeting; 8. Conclusion.

"This book makes a valuable, explicit contribution to the discussion of this contentious issue. Consequently, it will be useful recommended reading in discourse analysis courses, and a valuable resource for researchers in this area, as well as for those interested in the socio-pragmatic aspects of interaction in Japanese." - Janet Holmes, Journal of Sociolinguistics, 13/2/2009.