On “Politeness” and “Polite Lies” in Everyday Discourse

This article primarily contains a threefold presentation of the notion of politeness. The universality of the phenomenon of politeness and its wide recognisability inspired the choice of methodology adopted herein. The article aims to produce some observations with regard to both similarities and p...

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Main Author: Jacek Szajewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University 2012-10-01
Series:Respectus Philologicus
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Online Access:http://www.journals.vu.lt/respectus-philologicus/article/view/15349