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Politeness
(3,814 words)

1. Introduction

Politeness refers to using language to express the concept of being polite in social interaction. It is one of the most dynamic linguistic phenomena in language use because it is closely connected to many sociocultural factors, including ideology, power, social distance, and the perception of self in …

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Yuling PAN, “Politeness”, in: Encyclopedia of Chinese Language and Linguistics, General Editor Rint Sybesma. Consulted online on 28 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2210-7363_ecll_COM_00000335>
First published online: 2015



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