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Review published In: Institutional Politeness in (South) East Asia
Edited by Francesca Bargiela and Dániel Z. Kádár
[Journal of Asian Pacific Communication 21:1] 2011
► pp. 103–107

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Derek Bousfield. Impoliteness in Interaction. Amsterdam and Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 2008. . [Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 167]. Hardcover. ISBN 978-9027254115 281 pp. Euro 105/USD 158

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Published online: 16 March 2011
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