ANTH 120 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Stephen Levinson, Politeness Theory, Penelope Brown
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Accounts for the redressing of the insults to face posed by face-threatening acts to addressees. Formulated in 1978 by penelope brown and stephen. Face theory "theory of politeness based on positive and negative face" Positive face desire to be liked and valued by others. Negative face is the desire to be free from imposition and restraint. Politeness - the expression of the speaker"s" intention to alleviate face threats carried by certain face threatening acts toward another (efforts to save the face; self or other) Strategies oriented towards the hearer"s negative face and emphasize avoidance or imposition on the hearer. Presume that the speaker will be imposing on the listener and there is a higher potential for awkwardness or embarrassment. Anything you do before or after the fact to preserve a person"s autonomy. Gives them a way out of request where they can choose if they want to help or not. "if you have a minute, could you clean your room.
