Greeting and leave-taking in Texas : perception of politeness norms by Mexican-Americans across sociolinguistic divides

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dc.contributor.advisorKoike, Dale April
dc.creatorMichno, Jeffrey Alanen
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-10T15:46:21Zen
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-22T22:26:52Z
dc.date.available2018-01-22T22:26:52Z
dc.date.issued2014-05en
dc.date.submittedMay 2014en
dc.date.updated2014-10-10T15:46:21Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThe present study sheds light on how 16 Mexican-Americans residing in Texas perceive and follow politeness norms (e.g., Brown & Levinson, 1987; Fraser, 1990; Terkourafi, 2005) related to greetings and leave-takings in different cultural and linguistic contexts. Data from online questionnaires identify a significant difference in perceived level of social expectation (i.e. politeness) for employing the speech acts with Spanish- versus non-Spanish speakers. The data support previous research in identifying a sense of solidarity among Mexican-American extended families, but go further in suggesting that this bond extends to other Spanish-speaking acquaintances. Better understanding of these norms should facilitate inter-cultural exchanges between linguistic in- and out-group members.en
dc.description.departmentSpanish and Portugueseen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/26450en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectGreetingsen
dc.subjectLeave-takingsen
dc.subjectSpeech actsen
dc.subjectSpanishen
dc.subjectMexican-Americansen
dc.subjectPolitenessen
dc.subjectSociolinguisticsen
dc.subjectPragmaticsen
dc.subjectBilingualismen
dc.subjectBiculturalismen
dc.titleGreeting and leave-taking in Texas : perception of politeness norms by Mexican-Americans across sociolinguistic dividesen
dc.typeThesisen

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