Susana Mühleisen & Bettina Migge (eds.), Politeness and face in Caribbean creoles. (Varieties of English Around the World, G34.) Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2005. Pp. vi, 293. Hb.

This collective volume starts with an overview by the editors on “Politeness and face in Caribbean creoles.” Eleven chapters, mostly fieldwork-based, are presented in three sections: I, “Performing rudeness and face maintenance,” II, “Face attention and the public and private self,” and III, “Socialization and face development.”