Face management

When some is actually all: Scalar inferences in face-threatening contexts
Accounts of the scalar inference from ‘some X-ed’ to ‘not all X-ed’ are central to the debate between contemporary theories of …
Jean-François Bonnefon, Aidan Feeney, Gaëlle Villejoubert
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Tactful or doubtful?: Expectations of politeness explain the severity bias in the interpretation of probability phrases
When a statement about the occurrence of a medical condition is qualified by an expression of probability, such as the word possible, …
Jean-François Bonnefon, Gaëlle Villejoubert
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