Title: Politeness in Malaysian family talk /
Authors: David, Maya Khemlani.; Kow, Karen Yip Cheng.
Publisher: Penerbit Universiti Putra Malaysia,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Courtesy Malaysia.; Etiquette Malaysia.; Malaysia Social life and customs.
Contents: Politeness and power in family discourse / Stefanie Pillai -- Family politeness, requests in unequal relationships / Zuraidah Mohd. Don -- Politeness in mixed marriages / Shameem Rafik-Galea -- Topic, shifts, and politeness in spousal interaction / Lean Mei Li -- Politeness in intergenerational Malaysian Sindhi discourse / Maya Khemlani David -- Politeness norms of the Malaysian Iyer community / Lokasundari Vijaya Sankar -- Strategies of politeness used by grandparents in intergenerational talk / Kuang Ching Hei -- Politeness and rapport building between an uncle and his niece / David Yoong Soon Chye -- Politeness strategies, a case study of Malaysian children / Karen Kow Yip Cheng.