Politeness
Politeness
Politeness is social deixis that expresses a low degree of solidarity between the speaker and the addressee.
(German, French)
Some uses of the second person pronouns Sie in German and vous in French signal politeness.
Page/s: 179
Source: Hartmann and Stork 1972
Hartmann, R.R.K., and F.C. Stork. 1972.Dictionary of language and linguistics. London: Applied Science.
Page/s: 253
Source: Brown, R. and Gilman 1960
Brown, Roger, and Albert Gilman. 1960. "The pronouns of power and solidarity." In Sebeok 1960
Broader Terms
- BT↑ Solidarity
Related terms
- RT⇆ Addressee
- RT⇆ Social Deixis
- RT⇆ Speaker
- ExactMatch: https://glossary.sil.org/term/politeness
