Titre : |
A Pragmatic Investigation of Politeness Strategies in the Algerian Setting: Case of Tlemcen Speech Community |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
Nabila EL HADJ SAID, Auteur |
Editeur : |
Tlemcen : University Aboubakr Belkaid |
Année de publication : |
2019 |
Importance : |
304 p. |
Format : |
21/27 cm. |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Mots-clés : |
Politeness strategies, Discourse Completion Test, , observation, social distance. |
Résumé : |
This study is a sociolinguistic investigation into politeness strategies used in the performance of
speech acts in Tlemcen speech community.
The instruments used are participant observation through which the researcher recorded authentic
conversations and the Discourse Completion Test (DCT) where 121 participants were asked to
write what they say in each situation using their own dialect. The findings show that the use of
strategies differs according to the power of interactants, the social distance, in addition to age and
gender. Results also reveal that the there is a preference towards the use of positive politeness
strategies. |
A Pragmatic Investigation of Politeness Strategies in the Algerian Setting: Case of Tlemcen Speech Community [texte imprimé] / Nabila EL HADJ SAID, Auteur . - Tlemcen : University Aboubakr Belkaid, 2019 . - 304 p. ; 21/27 cm. Langues : Anglais ( eng)
Mots-clés : |
Politeness strategies, Discourse Completion Test, , observation, social distance. |
Résumé : |
This study is a sociolinguistic investigation into politeness strategies used in the performance of
speech acts in Tlemcen speech community.
The instruments used are participant observation through which the researcher recorded authentic
conversations and the Discourse Completion Test (DCT) where 121 participants were asked to
write what they say in each situation using their own dialect. The findings show that the use of
strategies differs according to the power of interactants, the social distance, in addition to age and
gender. Results also reveal that the there is a preference towards the use of positive politeness
strategies. |
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