A critique of politeness theories

摘要: As a sociolinguistic phenomenon that connects language and its users to the social world surrounds them, politeness can provide insights into very structure of reality process by which it is established maintained. And through focus on ethical aspects interaction, expose fundamental nature inner workings morality in our everyday lives. Although highly specific subject matter, therefore touches issues far beyond immediate borders. In critical state-of-the-art review field, this book examines extent potential impact has been explored so far. Through metatheoretical analysis epistemological, methodological, psychological ideologies prevalent mainstream theory, offers an overview thinking about during past quarter century. Eelen's literature reveals coherent consistent ideology underlying entire but also shows how caused scientific theory miss out many important life. His examination relationship between science commonsense thinking, notions politeness, draws attention remain untouched current theoretical models opens up avenues research hitherto left unexplored.