politeness theory call papers politeness theory language mass media call papers explore linguistic politeness social interaction mass media introduction second edition politeness brown levinson write believe happen stumbled area many orthogonal aspects social life converge set crucial preoccupations social interaction brown levinson state politeness heart preoccupations numerous studies linguistic politeness since brown levinson original paper little attention paid politeness theory discussions language mass media believe mass media provide unique yet ubiquitous arena explore linguistic politeness often ambiguous nature social interaction mass media interest nature social interaction mass media provides impetus book project also believe need theories media discourse based sociolinguistic perspectives seeking original essays include book volume examines aspects linguistic politeness based data collected mass media would especially like encourage submissions based data languages english intended audience book undergraduates graduate students scholars areas sociolinguistics anthropological linguistics linguistic pragmatics ethnography communication sociology communications please forward indication interest onepage abstract proposed contribution april 30 1998 prof troi carleton 1200 holloway drive department english san francisco state university san francisco ca 94132 email troi sfsu edu prof robin queen english department kent state university kent oh 442420001 email rqueen kent edu robin queen english department kent state university kent oh 442420001 tel 330672 2219