Linguistic politeness:: Current research issues

The paper reviews a substantial part of the research on linguistic politeness, with the objective to evaluate current politeness theories and to outline directions for future politeness studies. The topics addressed comprise (1) the distinction of politeness as strategic conflict avoidance and socia...

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Published in:Journal of pragmatics 1990-04, Vol.14 (2), p.193-218
Main Author: Kasper, Gabriele
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Conversational Analysis
Descriptive studies and applied theories
Interpersonal Relations
Language Usage
Linguistics
Norms
Semantics and pragmatics
Theoretical Problems
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Summary:The paper reviews a substantial part of the research on linguistic politeness, with the objective to evaluate current politeness theories and to outline directions for future politeness studies. The topics addressed comprise (1) the distinction of politeness as strategic conflict avoidance and social indexing; (2) the linguistic enactment of politeness; (3) social and psychological factors determining politeness forms and functions; (4) the impact of discourse type on politeness; (5) the counterpart to politeness, i.e. rudeness. Furthermore, the paper provides an introduction to the remaining contributions to this Special Issue.
ISSN:0378-2166
1879-1387
DOI:10.1016/0378-2166(90)90080-W