Rong Chen. Chinese Politeness: Diachrony, Variation, and Universals in Politeness Theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Reviewed by

Xu Huang | Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Jialiang Chen | Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Published online: 25 February 2025

https://doi.org/10.1075/jhp.24030.hua

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