Refusal strategies in English and Russian

On politeness in translation

The Background of politeness universals

The pragmatics of the handshake: a politeness index in British and Italian usage

Apologies and thanks in French and Japanese personal emails: a comparison of politeness

The expression of politeness in a bilingual setting: exploring the case of Maltese English

Raising rfl-pragmatic awareness: linguistic resources aggravating and mitigating illocutionary force of requests in Russian and their influence on politeness of requests

The realization of impoliteness in arguments between the Democrats and Republicans over the government shutdown issue in the us

The speech act set of direct complaints in American and Russian cultures

Facework in non-face-threatening emails by native and non-native English speakers