Face is a key-concept in current socio-pragmatics: as a metaphorical construct it enables researchers to explain social processes in human communication. Since these are mainly reflected in language use, face has also become a matter of linguistics. The 8 articles, mostly stemming from linguacultures other than English, explore both, different labels and expressions of face , and the verbal enactment of face in selected speech acts and communicative events.
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Face is a key-concept in current socio-pragmatics: as a metaphorical construct it enables researchers to explain social processes in human communication. Since these are mainly reflected in language use, face has also become a matter of linguistics. The 8 articles, mostly stemming from linguacultures other than English, explore both, different labels and expressions of face , and the verbal enactment of face in selected speech acts and communicative events.
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