This book analyses the complex relationship between directness, indirectness, politeness and impoliteness. Definitions of directness and indirectness are discus

This book analyses the complex relationship between directness, indirectness, politeness and impoliteness. Definitions of directness and indirectness are discus

Communication Across Cultures remains an excellent resource for students of linguistics and related disciplines, including anthropology, sociology and education

“I wrote this book because I believe that there is a serious gap in what has been written and communicated about cross-cultural management and what people act

Explores the fascinating phenomenon of indirect speech acts, highlighting the situations they are used in, and how they are understood.