Politeness Strategy

1."Hey Bony ,love the new place!" Is the speaker addressing positive or negative face need ?

• Positive face

• Negative face

2. 2.Which of these is not a negative face need?

• The need to be autonom

• The need to be respected

• The need to be independent

• The need to not be imposed on by others

Which of these are negative face -treatening acts ?

• Giving someone advice when they haven't asked for it

• Not listening attentively to a teacher

• Complimenting someone

Which are example of negative politeness strategies ?

• Apologies

• Compliment

• Nicknames

• Hedging

Which is not an example of a negative politeness strategy ?

• Sorry with us ,Ruth

• Sorry,I'm just going to squeeze behind you

• Would you mind lending me $10 please ?

• Could you I give you a hand with that?

What are positive need ?

• The need to be respected ,independent and part of a group

• The need to be respected ,liked , and feel part of group

• The need to be autonomous independent and not be imposed upon by other

• The need to be autonomous and part of a group

Which of these is not a positive face need ?

• The need to be included

• The need to be respected

• The need to be independent

• The need to be liked

According to Brown and Levinson ,what factors decided the degree of politeness in interaction ?

• Ranking,power,and status

• Ranking, distance and power

• Age,status and distance

Which politeness strategy seeks to minimize threat to the hearer's positive face ?

• Off record

• Bald- on record

• Positive politeness

• Negative politeness

Which politeness strategy uses indirect language to avoid being imposing ?( passive aggressive / indirect )

• Off record

• Bald - on record

• No FTas

• Positive politeness