Politeness and political correctness: Ideological implications

Klotz, Peter

doi:10.1075/prag.9.1.08klo

Article published In: Ideologies of politeness
Edited by Manfred Kienpointner
[Pragmatics 9:1] 1999
► pp. 155–161

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Politeness and political correctness

Ideological implications

Peter Klotz

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Published online: 1 March 1999

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