Politeness: Theoretical approaches and language practice - Brown and Levinson reviewed

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Effective communication is essential in both personal and professional contexts, involving not just conventional language but also creative expressions. The paper explores how people strive for communicative success while sometimes diverging from efficient communication for reasons such as politeness. It discusses the maxims of effective communication and analyzes the rationale behind these deviations, referencing the politeness model by Brown and Levinson. The goal is to reassess their model and evaluate its comprehensiveness regarding politeness phenomena.