Gender, Politeness and Pragmatic Particles in French (Pragmatics & Beyond New Series)

This study aims to investigate politeness in women's and men's speech, with a particular focus on the use of "c'est-d-dire, enfin, hein" and "quoi" in contemporary spoken French. Politeness is defined as going beyond the notion of the face-threatening act, encompassing both everyday ideas of politeness and the creation of sociability in face-to-face interaction.Kate Beeching is the author of 'Gender, Politeness and Pragmatic Particles in French (Pragmatics & Beyond New Series)', published 2002 under ISBN 9781588112569 and ISBN 158811256X.