A politeness analysis of Catullus’ polymetric poems: Can Leech's GSP cross the ancient–modern divide?

Brookins, Timothy A.

doi:10.1016/j.pragma.2009.09.014

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“…Leech (1983b and 1992) demonstrated how his 1983a model might be applied, in the one case to literary prose and in the other to a play, but applications of the entire model have been virtually non-existent (though see Brookins 2010). Instead, specific aspects of his model, such as his treatment of irony or banter, have fed into the development of new models, and, more generally, his work has had an impact on theoretical discussions.…”

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13. Politeness and impoliteness

Culpeper¹

2011

Pragmatics of Society

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13. Politeness and impoliteness

Culpeper¹

2011

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“…Different degrees of politeness may occur in interaction, and these may be influenced by different social factors such as 1) vertical distance between the speaker and hearer; 2) horizontal distance, which is identified in terms of the intimacy, familiarity, solidarity, and the deference relations between the speaker and the hearer (2005); 3) weight or value, which refers to the social distinction attached to what is transacted; 4) strength of socially defined rights and obligations, which refers to the relation between teacher and student, a lover and his lover, host and guest; and 5) 'self-territory' and 'other-territory,' which refer to the degree of memberships of in-groups and out-groups. According to Brookins (2010), two social variants are involved in such a social scale, which are social groups in which the exclusion of others from the interactions means that the speaker is less polite, and romance, in which the speaker is more polite with those included and "less polite towards those not included in his romance" (Brookins, 2010(Brookins, , p. 1293).…”

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A Critical Review of Prominent Theories of Politeness

Al-Duleimi¹,

Rashid²,

Abdullah³

2016

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Politeness plays a crucial role in all cultures and societies for maintaining relationships and for face saving. Although politeness is common to all cultures and languages, how it functions and is realised varies from one culture to another. Different theories have been proposed to examine the strategies with which politeness is expressed. Each theory has weak and strong points which may make it appropriate to a culture but not to another. The most widely used of these theories are Brown and Levinson's (1978) and its modified version (1987), Lakoff's (1973), and Leech's (1983, 2005) theories of politeness. This paper aims to provide a critical review of the aforementioned theories. Specifically, it discusses different scholars' viewpoints on these theories, highlighting the weak and strong points of the theories. Accordingly, it examines the applicability of these theories to the East and West cultures. A review of these theories indicated that they have weak points as well as strong ones. Furthermore, they might not be suitable for all cultures. This confirms that politeness is a social behaviour not specific to one culture or language. Critical review revealed that Leech's (2005) Grand Strategy of Politeness might be the most applicable theory that could cover aspects of Eastern and Western cultures.

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“…1 Existen, con todo, algunos trabajos que abordan aspectos parciales de la cortesía en latín; sin afán de exhaustividad, pueden mencionarse Roesch 2004, Unceta Gómez 2009, Ferri 2008, Brookins 2010, Dickey 2012, o la monografía de Hall 2009. Para una visión de conjunto, véase Unceta Gómez 2014.…”

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Pedir perdón en latín. El acto de habla de la disculpa en las obras de Plauto y Terencio

Gómez¹

2014

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El presente trabajo propone un análisis pragmático de la noción de «disculpa» en el corte sincrónico que reflejan las obras de Plauto y Terencio, lo que permite profundizar en la expresión de la cortesía lingüística en latín. El acto lingüístico de la disculpa se define como el intento de reparar una ofensa cometida contra el interlocutor, para así regresar a la situación de equilibrio original. Por ello, resulta un acto de habla intrínsecamente cortés hacia el destinatario, pues salvaguarda su imagen social, mientras que pone en peligro la del emisor. Se ofrece aquí una descripción de las estrategias expresivas para la disculpa reconocibles en el corpus mencionado, que atiende a los contextos de uso y a posibles diferencias provocadas por el perfil del hablante.Palabras clave: Plauto; Terencio, Pragmática; Cortesía lingüística; Disculpa. This paper presents a pragmatic analysis of the notion of «apology» in the synchronic stage reflected in the comedies written by Plautus and Terence. This allows to deepen the understanding of the expression of linguistic politeness in Latin. The linguistic act of apology is defined as the attempt of repairing an offence committed against the addressee, in order to recover the former situation of equilibrium. Thus, apologies are inherently polite speech acts that threaten the speaker's social face, while protecting the addressee's public self image. The study offers an overview of the expressive strategies for apologizing that can be recognized in the abovementioned works, taking into consideration the contexts of use and the differences caused by the speaker's profile.

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A politeness analysis of Catullus’ polymetric poems: Can Leech's GSP cross the ancient–modern divide?

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13. Politeness and impoliteness

13. Politeness and impoliteness

A Critical Review of Prominent Theories of Politeness

Pedir perdón en latín. El acto de habla de la disculpa en las obras de Plauto y Terencio

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