Politeness

In the article titled “His Politeness Is Her Powerlessness” by Deborah Tannen proves that there are many kinds of evidence that women and men are judged differently even if they talk the same way. If strategy is used by a women, it is seen as powerless, but if it is done by a man, it is seen as powerful. Women have lower status that man in our society, sometimes culture plays a big role in why women are seen to be powerlessness compared to men. For example, I remember the time I was with my…

Introduction: Politeness can be found in different cultural and languages all over the world, and because of that, people from different culture might have different point of view when speaking of politeness. Throughout history, there have been studies and research on politeness, and one of the most significant and influential research on linguistic politeness would be Brown and Levinson's politeness theory. Even though Brown and Levinson's politeness theory of "face" has become a foundation of…

applied to show “awareness of another person’s face- the public self-image” can be identified as politeness (Yule, 1996). Acts threaten expectation of the self-image of other individuals is considered a Face Threatening Acts (FTA’s). Developed Politeness Strategies, according to Brown and Levinson (1993:1), are based on FTA’s and consist of four types: bald on record, positive politeness, negative politeness and off record strategies. The talk show involved is participated by David Letterman-…

It started when I was of young age, about seven or eight years old. I had been forced to cut my hair due to the lice on my head. Naturally, I cried during the process, but it was safe to say that after the haircut, I became curious about the fact that my image screamed a feminine looking boy. Then, an idea suddenly popped into my brain, and I took my shirt off, puffing my chest. Seeing my friends, they always took their shirts off every time we played outside, as well as my father, every time…

2.1 Politeness 2.1.1 Polite Ending and Confirmation Questions Generally to say about the background about the video, speaker M is a famous singer and speaker F is a famous actress. The conversation was started when they met at the first time. They were unknown each other before; so, the relationship looks like unfamiliar and unfriendly. However, after they had honest talk more and more, they started to be turned in favor of each other and be familiar. By communicating, I can find politeness…

personally noticed the hierarchical politeness, which should be taken into consideration for further investigation.…

lines eleven and seventeen. This form of reply is one of the common polite expressions mentioned in Eckert and McConnell-Ginet’s Language and Gender book. According to Eckert and McConnell-Ginet “Research on politeness has boomed in the past several decades.” and “In common usage, politeness is associated with formal expressions…

Technology causes many questions about its effect on communication. In “Politeness Accommodation in Electronic Mail,”. Bunz and Campbell studied the effects technology has on communication accommodation, mainly through politeness in email. Bunz and Campbell used a sample of 106 students at a large midwestern university. “An original self-report questionnaire was used for this study assessing participant age, sex, years of…

years from the Philippines, I have redefined my previous identity and somehow adjusted it according to Canadian values. In this short essay, I will discuss the difference between the Filipino culture and the Canadian culture in terms of family and politeness, and how I transformed my identity to communicate effectively in Canada. First, family is an integral part of the Filipino culture, whereas in Canada, divorce is legal and broken families are common. Based on my observation when I visit my…

rough. These male traits are established by authority, such as hardiness and confidence. In contrast, softness and weakness that Orville obtain can lead to the loss of self-control. In this light, Orville’s conflicting behaviors contains both male politeness and feminine qualities. For example, he quickly becomes jealous once he discovers Evelina alone with Macartney in the garden…