Dale April Koike: 1 book
Language and Social Relationship in Brazilian Portuguese
The Pragmatics of Politeness
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2014
"Give me the salt" and "Please pass the salt" make the same request, but in a polite situation the first utterance may give offense, while the second may not. How and why such differences in wording and intonation, in a particular context, produce different effects is the concern...
