Language and social relationships in Brazilian Portuguese : the pragmatics of politeness /

Language and social relationships in Brazilian Portuguese : the pragmatics of politeness /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Koike, Dale April
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	Austin : University of Texas Press, 1992.
Description:	viii, 178 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Portuguese language -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro -- Deixis. Portuguese language -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro -- Honorific. Portuguese language -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro -- Imperative. Portuguese language -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro -- Address, Forms of. Pragmatics Speech acts (Linguistics) Social interaction -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro. Portuguese language -- Address, Forms of. Portuguese language -- Honorific. Pragmatics. Social interaction. Speech acts (Linguistics) Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1333427

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ISBN:	0292765320 (cloth)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Table of Contents:

1. Pragmatics and Speech Acts: An Overview
2. Politeness as a Social Phenomenon
3. A Pragmatic Hierarchy of Politeness in Directives
4. Deixis and the Pragmatic Hierarchy of Politeness
5. The Acquisition of Strategies for Politeness
6. Further Explorations in the Study of Directive Speech Acts
Appendix: Test for Speech Act Comprehension.