Structure and style in Javanese : a semiotic view of linguistic etiquette
1988, 1st edition. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #392181
ISBN: 0812281039
Physical description: xvi, 290 pages, 23 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-270). Contents: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- On Notation and Transcription -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Ethics, etiquette, and the exemplary center -- 3. Status, Interaction, and Titles -- 4. Basic Classifications -- 5. Terms for Persons -- 6. Deference, Reference, and the Encoding of Status -- 7. Address Styles and the Muting of Gesture -- 8. Signs of Politeness -- Bibliography -- Index of Javanese Words -- Index of Authors -- Index of Subjects. Subjects: Javanese language Social aspects; Speech and social status Indonesia Java; Manners and customs; Speech and social status; Javaans; Linguistics; Sociolinguistics; Speech and social status Indonesia Java; Javanais (Langue) Aspect social; Indonesia Java.
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