Politeness-Logo Brown & Levinson 1987: strategy selection

Non-effort and clarity

Satisfaction of H's positive face

Satisfaction of H's negative face

Chosen when danger to face is:

Payoffs (→ cf. Fig. 1)

 

on record:
non-manipulativeness responsibility

most-least least-most least-most least-most

minus redress (strategy 1):
S ignores FTA aspect of x

plus redress payoffs as follows:
positive politeness (strategy 2):
S can pay H positive face

negative politeness (strategy 3):
S can pay H somje negative face

off record (strategy 4):
S not responsible
S gives H option to satisfy more of H's negative face than in negative politeness

Literatur

Brown, Penelope & Levinson, Stephen (1987) Politeness: Some Universals in Language Usage. Cambridge u.a.: Cambridge University Press; weitere Literatur