LINB20H3 Chapter 5-10: Sociolinguistics Chapter 5-10 Definitions.docx
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The actions taken by competent speakers in a community in order to attend to possible social or interpersonal disturbance. Erving goffman"s notion of face, our social persona, adopted into politeness theory. Face wants are the desire to protect our positive face and negative face from threat or damage. The want of every competent adult member of a community that their actions be unimpeded by others. The want of ever competent adult member of a community that their wants be desirable to at least some others love me, love my dog . Social distance is a component of brown ad levinson"s politeness theory. It refers to horizontal differences between people (cf. power). Also spatial distance eg. between cities in the diffusion of an innovation. An action, phrase or utterance that indicates attention is being paid to the negative face wants of an interlocutor.
