Politeness has been well defined as benevolence in trifles. Like benevolence on a larger scale‚ it includes a feeling in the mind as well as the performance of those outward actions by which that feeling is manifested. The internal feeling‚ which is an essential part of true politeness‚ is the same all over the world‚ however much its manifestations may differ. It is the desire to put those whom we meet perfectly at their ease‚ and save them from every kind of petty discomfort and annoyance
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contradict such theories. Data were gathered by analysing the questions used by cashiers at fast food retailers in response to an ambiguous request. Politeness was rated both holistically and by counting the number of morphemes used in a question‚ with the assumption that the number of morphemes and the level of politeness are proportional. It was found that the cashiers studied were more polite to the face of a member of the opposite sex than they were to that of someone of their own sex
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Politeness From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search For the Wikipedia policy‚ see Wikipedia:Etiquette. True Politeness. "Your eel‚ I think‚ Sir?" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cartoon in Punch magazine: 28 July 1920 Politeness is best expressed as the practical application of good manners or etiquette. It is a culturally defined phenomenon‚ and therefore what is considered polite
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I. Research Background Communication has an important role in our life. According to Gartside communication is the art of sharing anything. In its vital sense it means a sharing of ideas and feelings in a mood mutual understanding (1986:1). Thus‚ people can cooperate with each other when they communicate just as they do in any other shared activity. Communication is usually defined as conversation‚ namely for sending and receiving message. If the message cannot be received it means that communication
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Thesis Statement: Politeness can be realized in a number of ways‚ among which the use of language concerns us most in the present discussion. Politeness is then taken to be the various forms of language structure and usage which allow the members of a socio-cultural group to achieve their conflict-avoiding goals. Outline 1.0 Introduction of Politeness 1.1 What is Politeness? Politeness is a kind of socio-cultural phenomenon in human communication. Politeness is seen as the adequacy of linguistic
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INTRODUCTION On first consideration‚ it might seem obvious that politeness is simply a well-understood concept that permeates human interaction. A common understanding of the concept and accounting for it is problematic. Defining politeness appropriately is one of the difficulties existing in the study of linguistic politeness. It is quite difficult to give a proper definition to politeness. The researches on linguistic politeness started from the middle of 1970 ’s‚ however‚ it was in the late 1980s
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Politeness maxims 1 Politeness maxims According to Geoffrey Leech‚ there is a politeness principle with conversational maxims similar to those formulated by Paul Grice. He lists six maxims: tact‚ generosity‚ approbation‚ modesty‚ agreement‚ and sympathy. The first and second form a pair‚ as do the third and the fourth. These maxims vary from culture to culture: what may be considered polite in one culture may be strange or downright rude in another. The Tact maxim The tact maxim states:
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POLITENESS and INTERACTION A. Politeness Being polite in communication means showing awareness of another face. B. Face 1) Positive face 2) Negative face 3) Positive face threatening acts 4) Negative face threatening acts C. Strategies of Politeness 1) Bald on record The speaker directly asks for the thing that he or she needs. Example: Benny is in a conversation with his father at 11 pm. Benny is getting sleepy. He really wants to go to bed soon. He directly
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OLITENESS PRINCIPLE Besides cooperation‚ most interactions are governed by politeness‚ that is to say by what is considered a “polite social behaviour” within a certain culture. The Politeness Principle is a series of maxims‚ which Geoffrey Leech has proposed as a way of explaining how politeness operates in conversational exchanges. LEECH’S MAXIMS Leech defines politeness as a type of behaviour that allows the participants to engage in a social interaction in an atmosphere of relative
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Analysis on Language Politeness Used by Students in Dangerous Mind Film I. Introduction Communication is one way that people use in order to convey meaning‚ intention‚ and message to others. Communication is also a process of transferring information from one person to another. Communication happens in all over the world. It can happen in public places‚ in houses‚ in many other places. The language used by a person and how a person uses the language when communicating to others is very
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