This is the first edited collection to examine politeness in a wide range of diverse cultures. Most essays draw on empirical data from a wide variety of languag

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this is the first book to systemise the processes by which we manage relations across cultures.

Communication Across Cultures remains an excellent resource for students of linguistics and related disciplines, including anthropology, sociology and education

This comprehensive introduction to intercultural pragmatics examines the theoretical, methodological and practical issues in the analysis of talk across culture

This book analyses the complex relationship between directness, indirectness, politeness and impoliteness. Definitions of directness and indirectness are discus