Face-work in North American Presidential Debates: A Corpus-based Multi-theoretical Approach by Rosa María Martínez Abellán

“…This paper presents a corpus-based three-fold analysis blending qualitative, quantitative and statistical methodologies to observe the evolution of facework in this context, focusing on impoliteness and image restoration manifestations. …”
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Influence of Cultural Background on Visitor Segments’ Tourist Destination Image: A Case Study of Barcelona and Chinese Tourists by Mingge Tian, Gemma Cànoves, Yujing Chu, Jaume Font-Garolera, José María Prat Forga

“…This study further discusses the reasons why the visitors greatly value prestige and social networking and how “facework” influences their travel behavior based on the concept of culture value orientation. …”
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Mitigation tools and politeness strategies in invitation refusals: American and Russian communicative cultures by Angela V. Litvinova, Tatiana V. Larina

“…The findings showed that Americans use Positive and Negative politeness strategies with more regularity and thus do more facework aimed at mitigating the possible negative effect of this dispreferred act. …”
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Fire Prevention Technology by Full-section Shotcrete Plugging During Equipment Recycling of Fully Mechanized Caving Face by WANG Xiantao, LI Yong’en, AN Weitao, ZHANG Haiyang

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