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The bases of (im)politeness evaluations : culture, the moral order and the East–West debate
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Spencer-Oatey, Helen and Kádár, Dániel Z. (2016) The bases of (im)politeness evaluations : culture, the moral order and the East–West debate. East Asian Pragmatics, 1 (1). pp. 73-106. doi:10.1558/eap.v1i1.29084 ISSN 2055-7752.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/eap.v1i1.29084
Abstract
Evaluation is an important aspect of (im)politeness, and this article explores it from an interdisciplinary perspective. It starts by considering the East–West debate in politeness theory and argues that both emic and etic approaches to research can contribute usefully to the deliberations. It then maintains that, if we are to understand the impact of culture on people’s (im)politeness evaluations, we need to unpack the concept more thoroughly. It proposes that useful insights can be obtained from Haidt’s (e.g. Haidt & Kesebir, 2010) work on moral foundations and Schwartz’s (e.g. Schwartz et al., 2012) work on basic values. The article ends by revisiting the East–West debate, discussing the potential impact of other factors such as beliefs and ideologies, and noting the ongoing uncertainties over levels and links between the various concepts explored. It urges pragmaticists and psychologists to engage more fully with each other to help address these challenges.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Pragmatics, Psychology, Courtesy, East and West -- Civilization | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | East Asian Pragmatics | ||||||||
Publisher: | Equinox Publishing Ltd. | ||||||||
ISSN: | 2055-7752 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 13 August 2016 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 1 | ||||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 73-106 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1558/eap.v1i1.29084 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 23 February 2017 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 23 February 2017 |
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