5 Questions
What is the most influential starting point for studying cross-cultural and interlinguistic politeness?
Brown and Levinson (1987)
Who has provoked countervailing arguments against Brown and Levinson’s model of politeness?
Ide, Matsumoto, Gu, Mao
What is the main claim of countervailing arguments against Brown and Levinson’s model?
Claiming a Western bias, particularly in their construal of the concept of ‘face’ and their assumption of individualistic and egalitarian motivations
According to countervailing arguments, what is the supposed ethos of Eastern societies in contrast to the Western bias in Brown and Levinson’s model?
More group-centred hierarchy-based ethos
What does the article present as a pragmatic framework for studying linguistic politeness phenomena in communication?
A common principle of politeness (Leech, 1983; 2005) and a Grand Strategy of Politeness (GSP)
Test your knowledge on cross-cultural politeness with this quiz. Explore the East-West divide in politeness theories and how they impact intercultural communication.
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