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Im/Politeness in Translated Press Discourse

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Understanding Im/politeness Through Translation

Part of the book series: Advances in (Im)politeness Studies ((AIMS))

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The chapter considers a translation-mediated im/Politeness (Tim/po) model of interaction accommodating the translator as mediator, who can interfere with the relational work the source author enacts with the audience, by reshaping the identities of various discourse entities the text refers to.

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    I use the term translator-mediator, because original authors are themselves mediators, as well, mediating between reality and source audiences.

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Sidiropoulou, M. (2021). Im/Politeness in Translated Press Discourse. In: Understanding Im/politeness Through Translation. Advances in (Im)politeness Studies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63530-5_2

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