SEMINAR 7

PROBLEMS FOR DISCUSSION:

THE POLITENESS PRINCIPLE. FACE-SAVING STRATEGIES.

PROBLEMS FOR DISCUSSION:

1.​ The Politeness Principle. Positive and negative politeness.

2.​ Discourse strategies. Face saving strategies and tactics. Politeness strategies in the English and Ukrainian conversational discourse.

3.​ Summing up.

4.​ Module Test.

MATERIAL TO USE:

1.​ Lectures.

2.​ Volkova L.M. Theoretical Grammar of English: Modern Approach / L.M.Volkova. – К.: Освіта України, 2009.

3.​ Cutting J. Pragmatics and Discourse. A Resource Book for Students / Joan Cutting. – London and New York: Routledge, 2002. – P. 73-76, 102-107.

4.​ Trask R.L. Language and Linguistics. The Key Concepts / Ronald Trask. – New York: Routledge, 2007.

5.​ Volkova L.M. Theoretical Grammar Practice / L.M.Volkova. – К.: Освіта України, 2011. – P. 130-131.