Although studies on pragmatics in general and politeness in particular abound in the literature, impoliteness has been largely ignored. In the present study, participants filled out either the Persian or English version of a discourse completion test (DCT). The researchers analyzed collected answers to discover the relationship between impoliteness and power. Furthermore, the researchers compar...

although studies on pragmatics in general and politeness in particular abound in the literature, impoliteness has been largely ignored. in the present study, participants filled out either the persian or english version of a discourse completion test (dct). the researchers analyzed collected answers to discover the relationship between impoliteness and power. furthermore, the researchers compar...

This paper aims to cast light on the somewhat neglected area of mock politeness. The principle objectives are to describe the ways that mock politeness is talked about and performed. In order to investigate such usage, I analyse data from informal, naturally occurring conversations in a UK-based online forum. The paper introduces a range of metalinguistic expressions which are used to refer to ...

every language involves friendly and polite as well as hostile and impolite situationsin which language users have to use the context-appropriate language. however,unlike politeness which has generated a great number of studies, few studies havebeen conducted on impoliteness especially in efl contexts. the present study aimedto see whether language learners and teachers hold the same idea conce...

This study aims to investigate the types of impoliteness strategies used in Putin's speech at annexation ceremony. All speeches were intentionally delivered cause damage hearers' negative and positive faces. Culpeper's (2011) classifications impoliteness, which consist five that are opposite politeness, adopted. Both qualitative quantitative analyses have been accomplish objectives. Putin mostl...

Abstract. This study aimed at finding out the impoliteness strategy produced by characters in Paranorman movie. Employing a pragmatic analytical framework, this is qualitative. The data were utterances movie, whereas contexts dialogues. research used movie script and as sources. researcher was primary instrument, with datasheet secondary. collected analyzing documents note-taking. analyzed usin...

Every language involves friendly and polite as well as hostile and impolite situationsin which language users have to use the context-appropriate language. However,unlike politeness which has generated a great number of studies, few studies havebeen conducted on impoliteness especially in EFL contexts. The present study aimedto see whether language learners and teachers hold the same idea conce...


 Objective: This research was titled “Impolite Reader’s Responses on Online BBC News Comments”. found out the impoliteness strategies comments.
 Materials and Methods. The used a qualitative method. data were Comments. analyzed by theory of Culpeper.
 Results. Based analysis that strategy consisted fifty responses, such as positive impoliteness, negative sarcasm mock, bald recor...

this paper highlights the folk perception of impoliteness among ghanaians in view of watts’ (2003) notion of first order impoliteness. the study showed that impoliteness is not just an opposite of politeness, but the manifestation of non-cooperation, disapproval, and mutual antipathy through certain communicative behaviours that signal disrespect. these communicative behaviours include ‘interru...