Preface vii
Abbreviations and Special Symbols xiii
PART ONE Laying the foundations
1.Introduction 3
1.1 Eight characteristics of politeness 4
1.2 Some distinctions to bear in mind 9
2.Pollteness:viewpoints 28
2.1 What is to be explained?Five explicanda 29
2.2 An overview of theories or models of politeness 32
2.3 The model presented in this book in comparison with others 43
2.4 Other basic questions 48
2.5 Conclusion 54
3.Pragmatics,indirectness,and neg-politeness:a basis for politeness modeling 55
3.1 A problem-solving view of pragmatics:S's problem and H's problem 56
3.2 Simple sentences,propositionals,and pragmatic force 58
3.3 Exclamations and isolates(including pragmatic particles)65
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