The Pragmatics of Politeness: Navigating Social Interaction Through Language

Introduction to Pragmatics of Politeness; Defining Linguistic Politeness: Brown & Levinson's Face Theory; Positive and Negative Face; Face-Threatening Acts (FTAs); Strategies for Performing FTAs: On-Record vs. Off-Record; Direct vs. Indirect Language and Perceived Politeness; Lexical Choices and Their Impact on Politeness; The Function of Hedges and Mitigators; Intensifiers: Dual Role in Politeness; Deictic Expressions and Social/Psychological Distance; Explicit Politeness Markers; Honorifics and Address Terms Across Cultures; Contextual Nature of Politeness; Analyzing Speech Examples; Reflecting on Personal Pragmatic Choices