Politeness Theory

Which linguists developed Face & Politeness Theory?

• Fairclough

• Grice

• Brown & Levinson

• Giles

Which of these is a positive politeness strategy?

• using a modal verb

• being indirect

• apologising

• giving a compliment

'Small talk' and other politeness strategies are usually known as...

• phatic expressions

• non-fluency features

• collocations

• slang

A negative politeness strategy is...

• rudeness

• flattery

• making a suggestion rather than giving an order

• showing that you like someone

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 ......... .

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

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