Politeness and face in Caribbean creoles

Bettina Migge (1) , Susanne Mühleisen

1 SeDyL - Structure et Dynamique des Langues

This paper reviews the concept of linguistic politeness and its role in research on Caribbean societies. The paper argues that apart from some work on the earch 1970s this area has been much neglected since despite its importance.

Mots clés: linguistic politeness; Caribbean language practices

Mots clés: politesse linguistique; pratiques linguistiques dans la Caraïbe

Domaines: Linguistique

Bettina Migge, Susanne Mühleisen. Politeness and face in Caribbean creoles. S. Mühleisen & B. Migge. Politeness and face in Caribbean creoles, John Benjamins, pp.1-19, 2005. ⟨hal-01498507⟩