Impoliteness using language to cause offence /

"When is language considered 'impolite'? Is impolite language only used for anti-social purposes? Can impolite language be creative? What is the difference between 'impoliteness' and 'rudeness'? Grounded in naturally-occurring language data and drawing on findings...

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Main Author: Culpeper, Jonathan, 1966-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Series:Studies in interactional sociolinguistics ; 28.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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