The use of “bad” language as a politeness strategy in a Panamanian Creole village

Snow, Peter

doi:10.1075/veaw.g34.04sno

In:Politeness and Face in Caribbean Creoles
Edited by Susanne Mühleisen and Bettina Migge
[Varieties of English Around the World G34] 2005
► pp. 23–43

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The use of “bad” language as a politeness strategy in a Panamanian Creole village

Peter Snow | Christopher Newport University

Published online: 28 September 2005

https://doi.org/10.1075/veaw.g34.04sno

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