The second edition of this collection of 13 original papers contains an updated introductory section detailing the significance that the original articles published in 1992 have had for the further development of research into linguistic politeness into the 21st century. The original articles present both the most important problems in developing a theory of linguistic politeness and a number of case studies and research projects.

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• The new introduction by Richard Watts covers recent developments in politeness research since the 1990s.

Richard J. Watts,  /STRONG>Universität Bern, Switzerland;Sachiko Ide,Konrad Ehlich, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit& 228;t, München, Germany.