Politeness in institutional elderly care in Japan: A cross-cultural comparison

This paper looks at communication between staff and residents in a Japanese elderly care facility. It discusses the role of politeness in this special type of health care setting from a cross-cultural perspective. Starting with a review of previous literature on the topic, some basic characteristics...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of politeness research : language, behaviour, culture behaviour, culture, 2009-01, Vol.5 (1), p.53-71
1. Verfasser:	Backhaus, Peter
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	compliments gerontolinguistics institutional elderly care Japan joking politeness
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