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A critical evaluation of Politeness research in English and German

Name: A critical evaluation of Politeness research in English and German
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Author: Friederike Brons
ISBN: 978-3-656-11057-6

Contrasting linguistic politeness

Bachelor Thesis, 2011

44 Pages, Grade: 1,0

Friederike Brons (Author)

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1. Introduction

2. Theoretical framework of linguistic politeness
2.1 The conversational-maxim view of politeness
2.1.1 Grice's Cooperative Principle .
2.1.2 Lakoff's Rules of Politeness
2.1.3 Leech's Politeness Principle
2.2 The face-saving view of politeness
2.2.1 Brown and Levinson’s Theory of Politeness

3. Contrasting linguistic politeness in German and English
3.1. Dimensions of cross-cultural differences in German and English.
3.1.1 Critical evaluation
3.2. Contrasting speech act realisation: Requests in German and English
3.2.1 Politeness markers in German and English.
3.2.2. Critical evaluation
3.2.3. The role of modal particles

4. Conclusion

5. References

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Title: A critical evaluation of Politeness research in English and German
Subtitle: Contrasting linguistic politeness
College: University of Wuppertal (Anglistik/Amerikanistik)
Grade: 1,0
Author: Friederike Brons (Author)
Year: 2011
Pages: 44
Catalog Number: V187311
ISBN (eBook): 9783656110347
ISBN (Book): 9783656110576
File size: 574 KB
Language: English
Keywords: Linguistic politeness, politeness research, German and English, politeness, requests, cultural differences, cross-cultural differences, modal particles, Cooperative principle, Grice, Lakoff, Leech

Quote paper: Friederike Brons (Author), 2011, A critical evaluation of Politeness research in English and German, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/187311

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