Politeness Theory

Which of the following sentence can be considered as a polite statement?

• Give me the newspaper.

• I want a cup of coffee.

• Could you give me five minutes.

• Move out of the way.

When we are chatting with our friends, which of the following way shows the ‘involvement’ in politeness strategy?

• Give others options.

• Not presume others’ needs.

• Show interest in someone.

• Apologize for interruptions

When we are chatting with our friends, which of the following way shows the ‘independent’ in politeness strategy?

• Agree with others.

• Approve their works.

• Show our interest.

• Not dominate others’ choices.

Different society has their own culture or rules that is seen as politeness?

• True

• False

Which culture sees gift-giving as a social ritual rather than positive politeness strategy?

• English Culture

• Malay Culture

• Chinese Culture

• Japanese Culture

What do we need to consider about politeness and gender based on "Hello Gorgeous" situation?

• Who

• Position

• Where

• Purpose

• All of them

Who developed politeness principle on 1973?

• Levinson

• Brown

• Leech

• Lakoff

Which one is the rule of politeness that show distance developed by Robin Lakoff?

• Give options

• Don't impose

• Camaraderie

• Manner

Politeness principle according to Lakoff refers to?

• Ability to use language appropriately

• Setting or community of practice the interaction occurs

• Culture or rules that every society has

Which ONE of the following principles formulated by Geoffrey Leech?

• Cooperative principle

• Policy principle

• Leech's politeness principle

• Geoffrey's politeness principle