HISTORICAL POLITENESS IN GREAT BRITAIN Eva Marín Caballero Historical Pragmatics Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Wintersemester 2013/2014 Table of contents 1. Introduction 2. Politeness and Face-work: Background information - Definitions - A face-based model: Brown and Levinson (1987) - Politeness vs. Impoliteness 3. Politeness in the history of English - From positive to negative politeness culture - Politeness in Old English - Politeness in Middle English: curteisie - Politeness
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NOKIA COMPANY BACKGROUND Company Information Nokia Corporation (Nokia) is player in mobile industry. The Company makes a range of mobile devices with services and software that enable people to experience music‚ navigation‚ video‚ television‚ imaging‚ games‚ business mobility and more. Nokia also provides equipment‚ solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks. From January 1‚ 2004 through March 31‚ 2007‚ Nokia had four business groups: Mobile Phones‚ Multimedia
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Economic Background of Malaysia As one of three countries that control the Strait of Malacca‚ international trade plays a large role in its economy. The Malay Peninsula and indeed Southeast Asia has been a center for trade for centuries. All the trade in the Straits‚ and especially the spices from the Celebes and the Moluccas‚ moved under its protection and through its markets. In the 17th century‚ porcelain and spices were found in several Malay states and were actively traded. Large deposits of tin were
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Background of Digi DiGi is established in 1995‚ which is listed on Bursa Malaysia and is part of the global telecommunications provider‚ Telenor Group. As the first telco to operate a fully digital mobile network in Malaysia‚ DiGi focuses on delivering excellent customer experience that are simple‚ innovative and of best value through DiGi Prepaid‚ DiGi Postpaid and DiGi Business. Customers can now also enjoy a fresh broadband experience with the launch of DiGi’s 3G broadband services. Through its
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Background story of Heineken Heineken was founded on 1864 by Gerard Adriaan Heineken after he bought a brewery in the heart of Amsterdam. Over the past 140 years‚ three generations of the Heineken family have built and expanded the brand and the company in Europe and around the world. Heineken expanded using mergers and acquisitions‚ struggling between concessions to the market and its belief in the high quality‚ and price‚ standards that put it on the map in the first place. Pursuing quality
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Company Background Apple Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively “Apple” or the “Company”) design‚ manufacture‚ and market personal computers‚ mobile communication devices‚ and portable digital music and video players and sell a variety of related software‚ services‚ peripherals‚ and networking solutions. The Company sells its products worldwide through its online stores‚ its retail stores‚ its direct sales force‚ and third-party wholesalers‚ resellers‚ and value-added resellers. In
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1. LO1 – Explain the difference between data and information‚ the economics and problems associated with information. 2. LO2 – Distinguish between different types of technologies for acquiring ‚ processing‚ storing‚ disseminating and communication data or information 3. LO3 – Discuss the various types of information systems that are in use by various organizations. Assignment Specification and Requirements : Currently‚ most of the organizations are prefer using Information System
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Background In the early 90s‚ firms began to acknowledge a new powerful marketing medium‚ the Internet and its major component‚ the World Wide Web (WWW)‚ and quickly realised its strategic importance. With the impetuous development of information technologies (IT) and widespread of personal computers in the world‚ the Internet developed into a new effective electronic platform for business starting the era of electronic commerce. Today‚ the Internet not only offers tremendous opportunities for
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Company Information It is all in the name and “Legacy Hotels” is the name and objective of Legacy Hotels Group which was launched by Datuk Yong Hen Young in November 2011. Datuk Yong‚ has spent many years working within the hospitality industry holding both management and executive positions. He has an extensive range of experience in delivering and managing hotels to achieve the highest standards of service to both domestic and foreign tourists. Datuk Yong Hen Young A visionary who worked
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I. Cultural background of Israel A.(geographic setting) The south of Israel is dominated by the Negev desert covering some 12‚000 square kilometres (4‚633 sq mi)‚ more than half of the country’s total land area. The north of the Negev contains the Judean Desert‚ which‚ at its border with Jordan‚ contains the Dead Sea which‚ at −417 meters (−1‚368 ft) is the lowest point on Earth. The inland area of central Israel is dominated by the Judean Hills of the West Bank‚ whilst the central and northern
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