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About this book
This book seeks to build further links between (im)politeness research and autism by countering prevailing notions in pragmatics around autism and media portrayals of autistic characters through the lens of neurodiversity.
The volume explores the social, cognitive and emotional impact of perceptions of rudeness and autistic masking on autistic individuals and the need for pragmatics research to move away from existing theorisations and instead put neurodiversity at the fore. Jagodzi?ski locates this book's theoretical foundations in the work of Goffman, reconceptualising notions of face, facework and line around interpersonal dynamics from a neurodivergent perspective. Jagodzi?ski uses Polish television series Herkules, which stars an autistic character, as a springboard for showcasing a new pragmatic model for neurodivergent facework rooted in autistic unmasking, best understood as being motivated by the need to bid for interactional freedom that is then co-constructed with a neurotypical interlocutor. This book makes the case for introducing new language and perspectives in the way we describe autistic communication toward capturing pragmatic differences specific to the autistic community in an inclusive way.
This book will appeal to scholars in pragmatics, politeness studies, and language and communication, as well as those interested in interdisciplinary perspectives in autism research.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Autism and (im)politeness: From pragmatic failure to neurolect
- 3 Autism as a stigmatised identity on and off the screen
- 4 Autistic line, face and (un)masking
- 5 Setting the stage: Data and analytical procedure
- 6 Unmasking Herkules
- 7 Conclusion
- References
- Index