Purposes/Intents

Question 1

All:

Answer 1

• Politeness strategy
• reinforcing social distance/authority
• establishing expertise
• celebrating and commemorating
• promoting social harmony
• negotiating social taboo
• building rapport
• clarifying(through active voice)
• manipulating/obfuscating

Question 2

How is social distance and authority reinforced?

Answer 2

• jargon
• passive voice
• nominalisation
• imperatives