Politeness and social signals
pp. 447-453
Abstract
In the literature, politeness has been researched within many disciplines. Although Brown and Levinson's theory of politeness (1978, 1987) is often cited, it is primarily a linguistic theory and has been criticized for its lack of generalizability to all cultures. Consequently, there is a need for a more comprehensive approach to understand and explain politeness. We suggest applying a social signal framework that considers politeness as a communicative state. By doing so, we aim to unify and explain politeness and its corresponding research and identify further research needed in this area.
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Published in:
(2012) Cognitive Processing 13 (2 Supplement).
Pages: 447-453
DOI: 10.1007/s10339-011-0418-8
Full citation:
Brunet Paul M., Cowie Roderick, Donnan Hastings, Douglas-Cowie Ellen (2012) „Politeness and social signals“. Cognitive Processing 13 (2 Supplement), 447–453.