Politeness

Politeness, is an interaction, can be defined as the means employed to show ______ of another person's face

• society

• emotion

• awareness

If a speaker says soemthing that represents a threat to another individual's expectations regarding self-image, it is described as ______ .

• face wants

• face threatening act

• face saving act

The speaker can say something to lessen the possible threat called ......... .

A person's negative face is the need to be dependent , to have freedom of action,and not to be imposed on by others.

• True

• False

How many politeness strategies?

• 3

• 4

• 5

What kind of politeness strategies does question "How about letting me use your car?" belong to?

• bald on-record

• positive politeness

• negative politeness

• off-record

Positive shows ______ and emphasizes that both speakers want the same thing or have common goal.

• deference

• solidarity

• deferance and solidarity

What is the meaning of 'face'?

• the public self-image of a person

• the awareness of politeness

• the means employed to respect a person

The tendency to use positive politeness forms, emphasizing closeness between speaker and hearer, can be seen as a ______ .

What kind of politeness strategies does question "Excuse me, could you give me a pink dress?" belong to?

• bald on-record

• positive politeness

• negative politeness

• off-record