Stephen C. Levinson

4.4k citations
28 papers · 2.2k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 14

Stephen C. Levinson

26 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Universals in language usage: Politeness phenomena1.4k19782026199420104008001.2k

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Stephen C. Levinson
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  • Language and Linguistics 1.4k
  • Linguistics and Language 353
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 778
  • Literature and Literary Theory 599
  • Communication 262
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All Works

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1 201829
2
Comparative feedback: Cultural shaping of response systems in interaction
20162
3 20141
4 201324
5 201039
6 20091
7 20072
8 20071
9 20071
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Matrilineal clans and kin terms on Rossel Island
200616
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Evolution and culture: A Fyssen Foundation Symposium
200624
12 20061
13 200412
14 20023
15 19927
16 199223
17 1991221
18 198944
19 1988100
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Universals in language usage: Politeness phenomenabreakdown →
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About Stephen C. Levinson

Stephen C. Levinson is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Linguistics and Language and Communication, having authored 28 papers that have together received 2.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (3 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (2 papers), Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity (2 papers), Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (2 papers), Categorization, perception, and language (2 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (2 papers), Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends (1 paper) and Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Language and Linguistics (1.4k citations), Linguistics and Language (353 citations) and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (778 citations). Stephen C. Levinson has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and United States. Frequent co-authors include Penelope Brown, John J. Gumperz, Donna M. Johnson, Asifa Majid, Nicholas Evans, Pierre Jaisson, Alice Gaby, N. J. Enfield, Ivan Toni and Harald Hammarström. Their work appears in journals such as Language, Frontiers in Psychology and TESOL Quarterly.

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