Social Media and Politeness

Positive-politeness in virtual interaction


Seminar Paper, 2011

27 Pages, Grade: 2,7


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Table of content

1. Preface

2. Web 2.0, Social Media and Social Networks
2.1 Web
2.2 Social Media
2.2.1 Blogs
2.2.2 Microblogs
2.2.3 Wikis
2.2.4 Instant Messaging
2.2.4.1 Facebook
2.2.4.2 Google Plus
2.3 Participants within the networks
2.3.1 Purpose of conversations
2.3.2 Classification of conversation according to Searls illocutionary speech acts

3. Politeness
3.1 Geoffrey Leech and politeness
3.2 Goffman, Brown and Levinson and politeness
3.3 Combination of the two approaches

4. Politeness patterns within conversations in Social Media networks
4.1 Type of conversation
4.2 Positive Politeness pattern of conversation starter
4.3 Positive politeness pattern of other participants
4.3.1 Indicators of friendliness
4.3.2 Indicators of approval

5. Research work
5.1 Text samples
5.2 Frequency measurement
5.3 Results of text sample examination

6. Conclusion

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Title
Social Media and Politeness
Subtitle
Positive-politeness in virtual interaction
Grade
2,7
Author
Year
2011
Pages
27
Catalog Number
V178048
ISBN (eBook)
9783656001027
ISBN (Book)
9783656000587
File size
631 KB
Language
German
Keywords
social, media, politeness, positive-politeness
Quote paper
Sebastian Thielke (Author), 2011, Social Media and Politeness, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/178048

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