海外英语(中旬刊)
海外英語(中旬刊)
해외영어(중순간)
OVERSEAS ENGLISH
2010年
9期
10-13
,共4页
face-threatening acts%complimenting responses%perceptions of impoliteness
Having long been recognized as the primary research area where the politeness and impoliteness phenomena are examined, stud-ies of speech acts including compliment, thanks and apologies provide insights into politeness norms in different speech communities, and seek ro define social variables that conduce to impoliteness in the intercultural contexts. This paper is intended to present a sophisricated il-lumination of how the concepts of impoliteness differentiate between cultures, and further discuss distinct cultural expectations and social values shared by westem and eastem societies.
