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Peer reviewedBrown, Roger; Gilman, Albert – Language in Society, 1989
Shakespeare's use of Early Modern English in four major tragedies was analyzed to test a theory that power, distance, and the ranked extremity of a face-threatening act are the universal determinants of politeness levels in dyadic discourse. While affect strongly influenced politeness, interactive closeness had little or no effect on politeness.…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English Literature, Interaction, Language Patterns
