Essays about: "rules of politeness"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words rules of politeness.
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1. Do we even care about politeness anymore? : A mixed-methods study of societal perceptions on pragmatic competence in English
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : Politeness is viewed as an admirable trait by most people, yet what it means to be polite is arguably a controversial issue when it comes to using English, as people of different ages, education levels, and proficiency levels use English daily, and may have different views on politeness. These observations raise questions about whether there are certain universal pragmatic rules, or if pragmatic rules are primarily language- and/or culture-specific. READ MORE
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2. Assessing Perceived Politeness In A Virtual Agent’s Request To Join A Conversational Group
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Research around the implementations of human-like interactions during conversations with embodied conversational agents is currently at the forefront of Human-Computer Interaction as a field of science. In particular, conveying politeness through verbal and nonverbal behaviors is a significant challenge when modeling life-like virtual agents, as it underlies the conventional set of unspoken rules that govern human communication. READ MORE
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3. Hedging Rule Discussions : A study on hedging and emoticons in an online board game discussion forum
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/EngelskaAbstract : In everyday language, people tend to speak in a non-committing fashion when making claims, either to save their own face or to save another person’s face. In linguistics, this is called hedging, with common words and expressions such as probably, assume and I don’t know often revealing that a hedging speech act has been performed. READ MORE
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4. Do the Speeches of Japanese Female Politicians Feature Japanese Women's Language? -Political Language from a Gender Perspective
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : This thesis focuses on so called Japanese women’s language by analysing Japanese female politicians’ language use in written speeches. Compared to the rest of the world there is a severe lack of female politicians in the Japanese Diet, and the reasons for this are complex. READ MORE
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5. Acting Against Principles : How the violation of conversation rules in dialoguecreates a clever TV character
University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för utbildningsvetenskap och språkAbstract : This paper studies the use of violations of conversation principles in the written dialogue of Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones. The aim is to establish if and how these violations aid in making him seem clever. READ MORE
