Hi Prof. Lakoff,

I was wondering if you could suggest to me any books or articles on the topic of indirectness and politeness in discourse. Possibly something you've written, since I see that it is one of your areas of interest!

I am very curious to learn about the phenomenon of evasiveness in general; when directness is more practical and when/why indirect forms are chosen. Anything you could suggest on this topic would be great. I am Hoping one day to study linguistics and discourse strategies at the graduate level and in the meantime would like to do some independent reading on areas I find interesting to learn more about the field. (My undergrad major was Comp. Lit.).

Thank you and best regards,

Mitra Martin

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