12. Language Socialization and Politeness Routines
- Alessandro Duranti2,
- Elinor Ochs2,
- Bambi B. Schieffelin3
Published Online: 23 NOV 2011
DOI: 10.1002/9781444342901.ch12
Copyright © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Limited
Book Title

The Handbook of Language Socialization
Additional Information
How to Cite
Burdelski, M. (2011) Language Socialization and Politeness Routines, in The Handbook of Language Socialization (eds A. Duranti, E. Ochs and B. B. Schieffelin), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444342901.ch12
Editor Information
- 2
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
- 3
New York University, USA
Publication History
- Published Online: 23 NOV 2011
- Published Print: 19 AUG 2011
Book Series:
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405191869
Online ISBN: 9781444342901
- Summary
- Chapter
- References
Keywords:
- social orientations - language socialization and politeness routines;
- politeness, and social interaction - practices deployed to ‘avoid communicative discord or offence’;
- politeness, across linguistics and anthropology - language acquisition and gender studies;
- socialization into politeness - focus on children in Japan;
- linguistic fieldwork, in urban Japanese households - socialization into politeness routines;
- socialization into politeness - polite demeanors, and deference in Japan and other communities from a young age;
- Japanese caregivers, children's embodied performance - politeness, prior to speaking;
- three socialization strategies, children's participation - in politeness routines in Japan, caregiver strategies;
- Soviet scholars, that reported speech - double-voiced utterance, speaker transmitting another's speech;
- politeness routines, a key aspect - socialization in communities, in Japanese interaction and socialization
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Previous Research
Politeness Routines: Linguistic and Embodied Practice
Conclusion
References
