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Politeness In Language

Politeness In Language. By: Eini Alnooroo , Jordiina ROCK!!!! And Vilmus Metsovaaraa!. explanation. Politeness Strategies. Positive politeness. Negative politeness. Try to impose the impose the hearer Intrude their personal space

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Politeness In Language

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  1. Politeness In Language By: Eini Alnooroo, Jordiina ROCK!!!! And Vilmus Metsovaaraa!

  2. explanation

  3. Politeness Strategies Positivepoliteness Negative politeness Try to impose the impose the hearer Intrudetheirpersonalspace Creates social distanceand awkwardness into the situation. • Usually in groups of friendsorwithpeoplewhoknoweachother • Ittries to takeaway the distancebetweenpeople • Expressesfriendliness • Intends to bring people closer • Respects interests

  4. Examples of politenessstrategies Positivepoliteness Negative politeness Be indirect:"I'm looking for a comb.“ Forgiveness:"You must forgive me but...." Minimize imposition:"I just want to ask you if I could use your computer?" Pluralize the person responsible:"We forgot to tell you that you needed to by your plane ticket by yesterday." Source: Brown and Levinson'sPoliteness strategies • Attend to the hearer:"You must be hungry, it's a long time since breakfast. How about some lunch?" • Avoid disagreement:A: " What is she, small?"B: "Yes, yes, she's small, smallish, um, not really small but certainly not very big." • Assume agreement:"So when are you coming to see us?" • Hedge opinion:"You really should sort of try harder."

  5. Greetings: • Politenes in greetings • Twofriendsmeeting: • Hi! • What’sup? • ’Supdude! • Meetingsomeoneyoudon’tknow: • Hello • Goodmorning/afternoon/evening

  6. http://www.randomblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Taking-politeness-to-a-whole-other-level..jpghttp://www.randomblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Taking-politeness-to-a-whole-other-level..jpg • http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8049/20060518.gif • http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LwSRuFgm1aA/TuNf6YaN9MI/AAAAAAAAAYo/u4LTQv80kGc/s1600/politeness9.jpg • http://www.jazzyintellectual.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/shakinghands.jpg • http://bornagainredneck.blogspot.fi/2008/10/nyc-most-polite-city-in-world.html • http://www.english-at-home.com/speaking/english-greetings/’ • http://www.problogger.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/conversation.gif

  7. Sourcescited: • Brown, and Levinson. "Politeness Strategy Examples." Politeness Strategy Examples. N.p., 25 Feb. 1997. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. <http://logos.uoregon.edu/explore/socioling/strat.html>.

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