politness principle.pptVIP

the Politeness Principle Introduction Background Definition Maxims of the Politeness Principle Pragmatic Scales of Politeness Social Variables Involved in Politeness Decision Social Constraint and Cross-culturally Different Strategies of Politeness Background Leech bases PP on CP. He agrees the Gricean CP in principle saying that there exists a set of maxim and sub-maxims that guide and constrain the conversation between people,but he suggests that CP should be expanded because Gricean CP in itself can not sufficiently explain why people so often convey meaning indirectly. “It is for this r