37.3457, Books: Chinese Politeness: Chen (2026)

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Date: 21-Oct-2026
From: Ellena Moriarty [rfsupport at cambridge.org]
Subject: Chinese Politeness: Chen (2026)


Title: Chinese Politeness
Subtitle: Diachrony, Variation, and Universals in Politeness Theory
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
           http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics

Author(s): Rong Chen

Paperback ISBN:  9781009281218 Pages:  218 Price: U.K. £ 22.99
Paperback ISBN:  9781009281218 Pages:  218 Price: Europe EURO 26.83
Paperback ISBN:  9781009281218 Pages:  218 Price: U.S. $ 29.99

Abstract:

Politeness in Chinese is a well-researched concept in pragmatics;
however, this pioneering book sheds an original new light on the
subject. It provides a thorough diachronic investigation of Chinese
politeness, and argues for universality in politeness theorizing. The
author takes us on a journey through changes in Chinese politeness
from Confucius to the present day, showing how these processes are
reactions to the changing world, rather than to changes in the
principles of politeness itself. He splits Chinese face into Face1 and
Face2 – the former referring to the person and the latter to the
persona of the speaker - and presents a model of Chinese politeness
(MCP). He then proposes B&L-E (Brown and Levinson Extended) by
incorporating the theoretical constructs of self-politeness and
impoliteness. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may
also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for
details.

Written In: English (eng, stan1293)


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