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Janet Holmes

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Publications

104

Citations

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Active since

1975

Affiliations

Victoria University of Wellington(Current)

Victoria University

Janet Holmes is an author at Victoria University of Wellington specializing in linguistics, language studies, and sociolinguistics.

Publications per year

1975–2020

104

Publications

104

An Introduction to Sociolinguistics

Garland D. Bills, Janet Holmes · Modern Language Journal · 1993 · 822 citations

Language Studies, Linguistics, Applied Linguistics +7

Politeness, Power and Provocation: How Humour Functions in the Workplace

Janet Holmes · Discourse Studies · 2000 · 696 citations

Social Sciences, Communication, Organizational Behavior +13

Paying compliments: A sex-preferential politeness strategy

Janet Holmes · Journal of Pragmatics · 1988 · 597 citations

Language Studies, Communication, Linguistics +12

Modifying illocutionary force

Janet Holmes · Journal of Pragmatics · 1984 · 593 citations

The Community of Practice: Theories and methodologies in language and gender research

Janet Holmes, Miriam Meyerhoff · Language in Society · 1999 · 549 citations · Full text

Language Studies, Gender Studies, Linguistics +8

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