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A research monograph that examines Japanese institutional discourse and attempts to clarify the relationship between politeness, facework and speaker identity. It is of interest to researchers in discourse analysis, sociolinguistics and Japanese language.

Examines Japanese institutional discourse and attempts to clarify the relationship between politeness, facework and speaker identity. This book seeks to establish an analysis of facework as the basis for evaluating politeness, and describes facework in delicate situations such as disagreement, teasing and talking about troubles.