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Can I read Politeness in Social Interaction on EtoBox?

Politeness in Social Interaction by sipagtau205 is a document available to read on EtoBox.

What is Politeness in Social Interaction about?

1. The document discusses linguistic politeness and interaction, focusing on factors like social distance, relative status, friendliness and imposition that influence communication. 2. It introduces the concept of "face" as a public self-image that people want recognized, and discusses how people behave to maintain their positive and negative face wants through face-saving and face-threatening acts. 3. The document outlines politeness strategies like positive and negative politeness that help navigate

Author
sipagtau205
Language
EN