How Long to Read The Pragmatics of Politeness

How Long Does it Take to Read The Pragmatics of Politeness?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 47 minutes to read The Pragmatics of Politeness by Geoffrey N. Leech

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This readable book presents a new general theoretical understanding of politeness. It offers an account of a wide range of politeness phenomena in English, illustrated by hundreds of examples of actual language use taken largely from authentic British and American sources. Building on his earlier pioneering work on politeness, Geoffrey Leech takes a pragmatic approach that is based on the controversial notion that politeness is communicative altruism. Leech's 1983 book, Principles of Pragmatics, introduced the now widely-accepted distinction between pragmalinguistic and sociopragmatic aspects...

How long is The Pragmatics of Politeness?

The Pragmatics of Politeness by Geoffrey N. Leech is 343 pages long, and a total of 86,779 words.

This makes it 116% the length of the average book. It also has 106% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Pragmatics of Politeness Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 54 minutes to read The Pragmatics of Politeness aloud.

What Reading Level is The Pragmatics of Politeness?

The Pragmatics of Politeness is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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