Linguistic Politeness in Israel- Pragmatic Study

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Department of Hebrew Language, Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University

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This research reviewed the concept of pragmatics and its importance in the field of linguistics, and then moved to the idea that there is a difference between what is said and what is meant, which resulted in Grace formulating conversation rules, in order to ensure the success of the communication process, and violating any of them generates what is called Conversational Implicatures. Then he touched on the principle of linguistic politeness, and the attempt of some researchers, such as: Lakoff, Leech, and Levinson to establish rules and strategies for politeness.
Then, the research moved to the study of Brown and Levinson's theory of politeness, which is based on the concept of the face, as well as politeness strategies in its various forms. The researcher chose conversational samples of daily conversations in Israeli society based on Brown and Levinson's theory of politeness to clarify their pragmatic roles and objectives in the process of communication. Then the researcher was able to stand on this phenomenon and explain its importance and pragmatic goals that it performs in the conversation in order to preserve the face of the hearer and the continuation of the process of communication and interaction.

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