The development of face-saving in young Trinidadian children: ‘May I have the bilna?’

Youssef, Valerie

doi:10.1075/veaw.g34.14you

In:Politeness and Face in Caribbean Creoles
Edited by Susanne Mühleisen and Bettina Migge
[Varieties of English Around the World G34] 2005
► pp. 227–254

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‘May I have the bilna?’

The development of face-saving in young Trinidadian children

Valerie Youssef | The University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago

Published online: 28 September 2005

https://doi.org/10.1075/veaw.g34.14you

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