3. Rethinking politeness, impoliteness and gender identity

Mills, Sara

doi:10.1075/dapsac.2.04mil

In:Gender Identity and Discourse Analysis
Edited by Lia Litosseliti and Jane Sunderland
[Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture 2] 2002
► pp. 69–89

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3. Rethinking politeness, impoliteness and gender identity

Sara Mills

Published online: 31 May 2002

https://doi.org/10.1075/dapsac.2.04mil

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