Ling 131: Language & Style
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12 - Meaning between the lines (Session B) > Politeness
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| Session Overview |
| Politeness and impoliteness |
| Top Girls revisited - with politeness in mind |
| Politeness and characterisation |
| Topic 12 "tool" summary |
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Politeness and characterisationTask B – InterruptionsNote that in turn-taking terms interruptions constitute an attack on the speaker’s negative face, as they impede the speaker’s desire to continue speaking. Look at the extract again, identifying each interruption and who interrupts who. What does the pattern you find tell you?
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