POLITENESS STRATEGIES IN JAVANESE INDIRECT OFFER USED BY PROSTITUTES IN SURABAYA

Politeness becomes important in speech when what is about to be said has the potential to threaten the Hearer’s face. Often in communication it is necessary to say something that would threaten the other person’s face. In other words, Face Threatening Acts (FTA) are committed when the speech behavio...

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Main Author: Suswanto Ismadi Megah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Muhammadiyah University Press 2008-12-01
Series:Kajian Linguistik dan Sastra
Online Access:http://journals.ums.ac.id/index.php/KLS/article/view/4958