(Im)politeness, national and professional identities and context: Some evidence from e-mailed ‘Call for Papers’

Hatipoğlu, Çiler

doi:10.1016/j.pragma.2006.11.014

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“…Al-Ali, 2010;Hyland, 2003Hyland, , 2004Karakas, 2010), the social and cultural background of writers still have an effect on their language choices (cf. Hatipoglu, 2007).…”

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A Genre Study of Undergraduate Dissertation Acknowledgements in a Ghanaian University

Afful¹

2016

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In recent times, scholars and researchers in Applied Linguistics have increasingly shown interest in dissertation acknowledgements/thesis acknowledgements (DAs/TAs) in various settings (Anglo-American, Arabic, and Asian), leaving those from Sub-Saharan Africa under-researched. The present study seeks to examine the DAs of undergraduate students at a Ghanaian university, following Hyland (2003Hyland ( , 2004. A data set of 200 DAs was obtained from two departments, English and Entomology & Wild Life. The qualitative research design was used as the main approach, supplemented by some descriptive statistics, to analyze the schematic structure and lexico-grammatical choices in the data set. Two key findings were observed in the study. First, the analysis showed a three-move pattern across the two sets of data and a slight differentiation in terms of text length across the exemplars. Secondly, the DAs from both departments deployed gratitude-related terms and socio-culturally conditioned names, while hybridized forms (realized in sociolinguistic terms as code-mixing) were preferably used in the DAs from the Department of English. These findings have implications for research on DAs/TAs, genre studies, and undergraduate research writing pedagogy.Key words dissertation acknowledgement, Ghana, undergraduate students, writing pedagogy. A GENRE STUDY OF UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN A GHANAIAN UNIVERSITYVol. 4(2)(2016): Sažetak Naučnici i istraživači u oblasti primenjene lingvistike poslednjih godina iskazuju sve više interesovanja za zahvalnice u disertacijama/tezama u različitim okruženjima (anglo-američkom, arapskom i azijskom), pri čemu nema dovoljno radova o zahvalnicama u regionu potsaharske Afrike. Zasnovan na Hajlendovoj (2003Hajlendovoj ( , 2004 analizi, ovaj rad ima za cilj da istraži zahvalnice u diplomskim radovima studenata na jednom univerzitetu u Gani. Podaci su prikupljeni iz 200 diplomskih radova sa dva odseka, za engleski jezik i za entomologiju i divlje životinje. Kao glavni pristup korišćeno je kvalitativno istraživanje potkrepljeno deskriptivnom statistikom da bi se analizirala shematska struktura i leksikogramatički izbori u podacima. Dobijena su dva glavna nalaza: prvo, analiza je ukazala na troetapni obrazac u oba seta podataka, kao i izvesnu razliku u dužini teksta. Drugo, zahvalnice u diplomskim radovima sa oba odseka koriste izraze vezane za zahvaljivanje i socio-kulturološki uslovljene nazive, dok se hibridni oblici (realizovani sociolingvistički kao mešanje kodova) koriste u diplomskim radovima sa odseka za engleski jezik. Ovi nalazi imaju implikacije za istraživanje zahvalnica u tezama i disertacijama, proučavanja žanra, kao i za nastavnu praksu akademskog pisanja.Ključne reči zahvalnice u disertacijama, Gana, studenti dodiplomskih studija, nastava akademskog pisanja. INTRODUCTIONAcknowledgements in scholarly writing are viewed as a frequent component of academic publications. Their popularity is borne out of the obligation the academic community has implicitly im...

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“…Al-Ali, 2010;Hyland, 2003Hyland, , 2004Karakas, 2010), the social and cultural background of writers still have an effect on their language choices (cf. Hatipoglu, 2007).…”

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A Genre Study of Undergraduate Dissertation Acknowledgements in a Ghanaian University

Afful¹

2016

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“…The vast majority of work on relational aspects of various modes of CMC thus far, including email, however, has focused on politeness (Harrison 2000;Bunz and Campbell 2004;Preece 2004;Davies et al 2007;de Oliveria 2007;Hatipoglu 2007;Vinagre 2008). Impoliteness, on the other hand, has received much less attention (Graham 2007(Graham , 2008Nishimura 2008), with most such research being framed as "flaming" (Avgerinakou 2003), defined as "the antinormative hostile communication of emotions … that includes the use of profanity, insults, and other offensive or hurtful statements" (Johnson et al 2008: 419).…”

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When is an email really offensive?: Argumentativity and variability in evaluations of impoliteness

Haugh¹

2010

Journal of Politeness Research. Language, Behaviour, Culture

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The analysis in this paper centres on an email exchange between a lecturer and a student at the University of Auckland which resulted in the dismissal of that lecturer. This dismissal gave rise to significant controversy, both off-and online, as to whether the email itself was simply "intemperate" and "angry", or more seriously "offensive" and "racist" . Through a close analysis of the interpretations of the emails by the lecturer and student, as well as online evaluations made on blogs and discussion boards, it becomes apparent that the inherent discursivity of evaluations of impoliteness arises not only from different perceptions of norms, but also from the ways in which commentators position themselves vis-à-vis these evaluations. It also emerges that the relative level of discursive dispute is mediated by the technological and situational characteristics of the CMC medium in which these evaluations occurred. It is concluded that research into various forums of online interaction provides a unique window into the inherent variability

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“…By contrast, if the speaker decides that the degree of face threat is too high, he or she may avoid FTAs altogether. Recently, Hatipoglu (2007) concluded that polite behavior can be defined as the use of verbal or nonverbal strategies that consider the hearers' feelings by showing concern for their face needs. Face is a universal notion constituted by two basic desires: need to not be imposed upon (negative face concerns) and need to be appreciated and approved of (positive face concerns).…”

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Face-Threatening Acts: Conflict between a Teacher and Students in EFL Classroom

I-Ju¹

2017

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As traditional concept of Chinese value and personality, the issue of face plays a vital role in Chinese culture not only in daily life but also in learners' learning context. This study investigates English teachers' use of threatening acts in EFL classrooms. One female EFL teacher of the junior high school and her 49 EFL students participated in the present study. With the use of classroom observation, the teacher interview and students' open-ended questionnaires, 38 threatening acts and 4 main threat types (indirect threats, indirect accusation, direct threats with modified blame, and direct threats with explicit blame) were noted. The factors affecting the teacher's use of threatening acts and students' responses and opinions toward the teacher's use of threats were discussed. The pedagogical implications were provided at the end of the study.

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(Im)politeness, national and professional identities and context: Some evidence from e-mailed ‘Call for Papers’

Cited by 24 publications

References 12 publications

A Genre Study of Undergraduate Dissertation Acknowledgements in a Ghanaian University

A Genre Study of Undergraduate Dissertation Acknowledgements in a Ghanaian University

When is an email really offensive?: Argumentativity and variability in evaluations of impoliteness

Face-Threatening Acts: Conflict between a Teacher and Students in EFL Classroom

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