Introduction: Politeness and impoliteness in computer-mediated communication

• Published in: Journal of politeness research : language, behaviour, culture Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 1 - 5
• Main Author: Locher, Miriam A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG 01.03.2010
• Subjects: Computer Mediated Communication; Discourse Strategies; Language Usage; Politeness; Verbal Aggression

This special issue of the journal deals with how interactants negotiate the relational aspect of language use in computer-mediated contexts; a subject matter which has received scant attention to date. It offers a range of articles on impoliteness and politeness strategies in various computer-mediat...