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.”