Brown and Levinson Politeness

The most direct approach, using imperative forms such as 'give me a pen', is known as ...

• Off record

• Bald on record

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

The tendency to use negative politeness forms, emphasizing the hearer's right to freedom, can be seen as a ...

• Deference strategy

• Mitigating strategy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A ... leads the requester to appeal to a common goal, and even friendship, via expressions.

• Positive politeness strategy

• Negative politeness strategy

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

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

• Negative face

• Positive face

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Internal and external factors have an influence not only on what we say (implicature), but also on how we are interpreted (inference).

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

... means the public self-image of a person.

• Politeness

• Face

• Interaction

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

People generally behave as if their expectations concerning their public self-image, or their ... , will be respected.

• face wants

• face saving acts

• face threatening acts

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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

• Negative politeness strategy

• Positive politeness strategy

• Solidarity strategy

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Utterance which avoids a potential threat to a person's public self-image.

• Face saving act

• Face want

• Face threatening act

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3