AOS2 FORMAL Flashcards
positive politeness
uniting people through empathy and common bonds. in formal texts used when participants have shared goals or understanding, (business or political party).
positive politeness (strategies) emphasising similarities
-collective pronouns
-code switching
-jargon
(those of us who have been in this position)
positive politeness (strategies) showing interest
-interrogative sentences
positive politeness (strategies) using humour
positive politeness (strategies) using inclusive language
-inclusive pronouns
-inclusive possessive
negative politeness
promotes social cohesion
-respecting autonomy of speakers
(not imposing)
-avoid confrontation
-assert social hierarchies
(sense of respect for status)
negative politeness strategies (hedging)
-uncertainty
negative politeness strategies(low modality verbs)
-could
-would
-think
-may
-might
negative politeness strategies(being direct and ambiguous)
-obfuscating
-double speak
-lexical ambiguity
negative politeness strategies (Formal term of address
-Dr
-Mr speaker
-deferential language
register (openings & closings)
O
scripted or rehearsed (follow conventional format)
-acknowledgement of country
C
-used to meet politeness standards
Register (Jargon)
Assert authority and expertise by demonstrating detailed and complex understanding of subject
Semantic Patterning (Figurative Language)
Allows shared connections to be drawn to abstract concepts
Euphemism
used to meet social politeness standards
to navigate taboo topic
double speak
obfuscate meaning
inference, implication, euphemism and lexical ambiguity
