Date of Award
1-1-2002
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Faculty
Faculty of Community Services, Education and Social Sciences
First Advisor
Associate Professor Graham Mckay
Abstract
In listening to members of different cultures, it is possible to feel bad, even while recognising that the speaker is trying to speak politely. Sometimes we do not feel very comfortable with someone else’s speech, even though their expressions might be very polite with the choice of specific linguistic forms to show a high level of formality such as terms of address and specific types of formulaic expression such as ' I (don 't) think ... ' or ' I (don't) believe' . The speaker may be intending to speak politely in a considerate way. But the hearer's reaction may be quite different.
Recommended Citation
Imaeda, C. (2002). Cross-cultural pragmatics: Politeness for the customer in spoken aspects of service in the restaurant in Australian English and Japanese. Retrieved from https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/755
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