This book explores the semantics and pragmatics of honorifics, expressions that indicate the
degree of formality that a speaker feels is required in interacting with another person …

This paper develops a formal model of the subtle meaning differences that exist between
grammatical alternatives in socially conditioned variation (called variants) and how these …

This paper proposes a general framework for the semantics of honorific expressions,
including honorific pronouns, morphology, and discourse particles. Such expressions are …

This paper examines one systematic way in which inferences about politeness are derived
from linguistic expressions. Focusing on the complex connection between English rising …

Referential uses of descriptions have been extensively studied from both semantic and
pragmatic perspectives. This paper proposes a new treatment of this phenomenon which …

This paper considers the questions of translatability and expressive power. It is argued that
truthconditional content is always translatable, and does not produce differences in …

This paper considers politeness at the discourse level in terms of strategic choice. We begin
with a discussion of the nature and levels of linguistic politeness from semantic and …

Intonation, in particular, terminal contours, interacts with morphosyntactic features of clause-
types (declaratives, interrogatives, imperatives, etc.) to help determine the speech act of the …

Following the call for further research on the organisational side of complaint handling, this
research aims to explore actual firms' complaint handling practices with a special focus on …

Day 4.5: Politeness in Gale-Stewart Games Page 1 Day 4.5: Politeness in Gale-Stewart Games
Eric McCready, Nicholas Asher Levels of Politeness Formality and pronouns Gale-Stewart …