02517nam 2200565 a 450 991045893340332120200520144314.03-8366-2753-1(CKB)2670000000053453(EBL)595218(OCoLC)679422987(SSID)ssj0000658016(PQKBManifestationID)12284048(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000658016(PQKBWorkID)10680907(PQKB)11061317(MiAaPQ)EBC595218(Au-PeEL)EBL595218(CaPaEBR)ebr10487851(EXLCZ)99267000000005345320110901d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPoliteness in Shakespeare[electronic resource] applying Brown and Levinson's politeness theory to Shakespeare's comedies /Abdelaziz BoucharaHamburg Diplomica Verlag20091 online resource (120 p.)Description based upon print version of record.3-8366-7753-9 Includes bibliographical references.Politeness in Shakespeare; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The Brown and Levinson model: some central concepts; 3 Politeness theory and literary discourse; 4 Applying the model to four Shakespearean comedies; 5 Conclusion; 6. References; 7 Appendix; Abdelaziz BoucharaPenelope Brown and Stephen Levinson have proposed that power (P), distance (D), and the ranked extremity (R) of a face-threatening act are the universal determinants of politeness levels in dyadic discourse. This claim is tested here for Shakespeare's use of Early Modern English in Much Ado about Nothing, Measure for Measure, The Taming of the Shrew, and Twelfth Night. The comedies are used because: (1) dramatic texts provide the best information on colloquial speech of the period; (2) the psychological soliloquies in the comedies provide the access to inner life that is necessary for a properEtiquette in literatureEtiquetteElectronic books.Etiquette in literature.Etiquette.822.3822.3/3822.33Bouchara Abdelaziz898885MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458933403321Politeness in Shakespeare2008278UNINA