A comprehensive study of politeness as a linguistic category in English. A practical application of good manners and etiquette. Expression of politeness and rudeness in English. The rising attention towards etiquette in different spheres of social life.
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Contents politeness english rudeness Introduction 1. Expressing Politeness and Impoliteness in Modern English 1.1 The Rise of Politeness as a Linguistic Phenomenon 1.2 Politeness - as a Linguistic Category in Modern English 1.3 Ways of expressing politeness 1.4 The Brown and Levinson’s Classification of Politeness 2. Practical Study of the Lexico-phonetical Expression of Politeness and Impoliteness in Modern English 2.1 Greeting 2.2 Leave-taking 2.3 Thanks 2.4 Forms of address 2.5 Apology 2.6 Request 2.7 Asking permission 2.8 Offers Conclusions Bibliography Introduction Politeness is a practical application of good manners and etiquette. It is a culturally defined phenomenon, and what is considered polite in one culture can often be quite rude in another. Politeness is taken as the object of analysis, because it is very important for those who learn the English language to know the etiquette rules of this language which regulates the speech behavior of people. Our purpose is to distinguish the main criteria o