Power and politeness in the workplace
Subtitle: a sociolinguistic analysis of talk at work
By: Janet Holmes and Maria Stubbe.
Contributors: Stubbe, Maria.
Series: Real language series
Publisher: Longman
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: Business communication; Communication in organizations; Office politics
Description: "This book aims to provide useful information to those interested in the many functions of talk at work. It should be useful to those teaching courses on business or interpersonal communications; language in the workplace; discourse analysis; communication studies; programmatics and sociolinguistics. It should also be of interest to workplace practitioners, and especially those involved in Human Resources training, communication skill development, and professional development and education."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [182]-191) and index.