Subject: Languages and literature
Year: 2023
Type: Article
Type: PeerReviewed
Title: The variability of linguistic politeness
Author: Koceva, Ana
Abstract: Politeness is a universal concept present in all languages and cultures. Despite the universality of the general concept of politeness, linguistic politeness is a different concept with its own distinct features related to both language and culture. The aim of this paper is to raise the awareness for the variability of linguistic politeness and its influence on the communicative competence of learners of English as a foreign language. The paper gives a thorough explanation on the difference between politeness as a behavioural trait and linguistic politeness by a theoretical overview of the development of linguistic politeness in English and some of the most influential linguistic approaches to this multiplex concept. Furthermore, it shows the culture-based variety of linguistic politeness in other languages and cultures and consequently emphasizes its influence on EFL learners with different cultural backgrounds and its importance for EFL teachers as well.
Publisher: UGD
Relation: https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/32842/
Identifier: oai:eprints.ugd.edu.mk:32842
Identifier: https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/32842/1/The%20variability%20of%20linguistic%20impoliteness.pdfIdentifier: Koceva, Ana (2023) The variability of linguistic politeness. Yearbook Faculty of Philology, 14 (21). pp. 99-105.
