Pragmatics, (Im)Politeness, and Intergroup Communication

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Focusing on the concept of Cancel Culture (CC), the book explores its implications through a three-layered model that examines macro, meso, and micro levels of social interaction. It highlights CC as a collective form of ostracism, where individuals are excluded for perceived immoral behavior, challenging existing notions primarily centered on macro analysis. The discussion emphasizes the importance of genre-ecology at the meso level, along with the interplay of identity reduction, (im)politeness, and moral emotions to understand group dynamics and agency.