in:
Multilingua : journal of cross-cultural and interlanguage communication
Berlin [u.a.]:
2004
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171 - 190 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Ariadne | Wien |
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| Verfasst von: | Mills, Sara |
| In: | Multilingua : journal of cross-cultural and interlanguage communication |
| Jahr: | 2004 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| This article challenges the assumption that politeness is the same for all groups within society. Politeness is often associated with the linguistic and non-linguistic behaviour of certain class and gender groups in Britain at a stereotypical level, so that middle class white women are considered by linguists such as Holmes to be more polite than men (even though this only refers to negative politeness behaviour, such as deference and apologising) (Holmes 1995). However, rather than assuming that negative politeness is somehow more polite or more effective than any other forms of politeness, as linguists such as Holmes have, we need to question the perspective from which linguists analyse politeness, which is often a firmly middle class one (Holmes 1995). Working class people often find these negative politeness norms distancing and do not value them. This is not to suggest that each class only uses one type of politeness (negative for middle classes — positive for working classes) but rather to suggest that there might be different associations and evaluations of certain politeness forms which depend on how one locates oneself in relation to class, gender and race. In addition, 1 shall argue that not only are there different associations with politeness depending on one's class and gender, but politeness should be seen as playing a crucial role in the maintenance of class and other distinctions, affirming one's social position to others. | |
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