Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Politeness

  1. Self-Help is presented as a major influence on Toyota culture
    Traces how Samuel Smiles' 1859 Self-Help influenced Sakichi Toyoda and subsequently shaped Toyota's distinctive organizational culture emphasizing human development over technical excellence alone.
  2. Congressional budget hearings used four politeness strategies
    Examine how Philippine congressional budget hearings use politeness strategies to balance authority, accountability, and institutional hierarchy in legislative proceedings.
  3. Xitsonga address forms vary by social context
    Sociolinguistic analysis of terms of address in Xitsonga literature reveals diverse address forms including kinship terms, nicknames, and teknonyms shaped by social context.