COVERNESS INDICATORS IN DIRECTIVE DISCUSSIONS AND ITS IMPORTANCE FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING. AN INTERCULTURAL STUDY ON THE EXAMPLE OF GERMAN AND FRENCH Cover Image

HÖFLICHKEITSINDIKATOREN IN DIREKTIVEN SPRECHHANDLUNGEN UND IHRE BEDEUTUNG FÜR DEN FREMDSPRACHENUNTERRICHT. EINE INTERKULTURELLE UNTERSUCHUNG AM BEISPIEL DES DEUTSCHEN UND FRANZÖSISCHEN
COVERNESS INDICATORS IN DIRECTIVE DISCUSSIONS AND ITS IMPORTANCE FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING. AN INTERCULTURAL STUDY ON THE EXAMPLE OF GERMAN AND FRENCH

Author(s): Stefan Anton Saulea
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, Pragmatics, Comparative Linguistics
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: politeness; directive speech acts; pragmatics; face-work; substitution;

Summary/Abstract: Although the concept of „politeness“ as a normative of universally positive interaction patterns has been the subject of numerous studies in fields such as psychology and sociology, the linguistic approach towards pragmatics has only been developed since the rise of great researchers such as Erving Goffman. This work analyses the manifestations of „politeness“ in directive speech acts in German and French, in form of case analysis with the focus on performative aspects. Its purpose is both academical and didactical, as it contains a section with suggestions on the implementation in classroom.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 419-428
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: German