Methodology in Politeness Research: Salient Points and Routes through Deep Waters

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This book presents overviews on the specific methods for the study of verbal politeness, which is deeply and constantly involved in our social life. The text offers an original and specific synthesis of traditional and innovative methods for the study of politeness as we conceive it today: as a complex system between the individual microcosm (psychological and cognitive) and the social macrocosm (cultural and relational). The author addresses theoretical and academic issues while exploring various critical points for the future of politeness studies. The reader is provided with a coherent network, which crosses between theory, methods and tools for research. The network results in a wide range of model research that facilitates the practical understanding of the potential for each data collection technique. This monograph offers representative examples of studies of various languages and cultures and appeals to students, researchers and professionals within the field. Preface Contents Part I Methodological Key Points: Introduction to Part I 1 Where is Politeness? 1.1 Politeness as a Personal Activity in Society 1.2 Politeness as a Discursive and Interpersonal Social Practice 1.3 Politeness as a Cognitive Activity References 2 What Do Speech Acts Offer as Discursive Practices? 2.1 The Speech Acts 2.2 Discursive Practices References 3 What is the Magnitude of Variation? 3.1 The Variational Perspective and Comparability 3.2 The Situated Variation 3.3 The Active Notion of the Individual References 4 What Emerges from a Dynamic System? 4.1 Values and Morality 4.2 Face References 5 How Complex is the System? 5.1 The Variables 5.2 Space-time 5.3 Levels of the System References 6 How Deep Are Relations? 6.1 Relational Dynamics 6.2 Emotions 6.3 Deep Levels References 7 How Relative is Everyday Politeness? 7.1 A Matter of Everyday Life 7.2 Perspectives 7.3 Evaluations References 8 How Does the Mind Frame? 8.1 The Organization of the Knowledge 8.2 Intentions and Perceptions 8.3 The Frame Work References Part II Routes and Tools for Investigation: Introduction to Part II 9 Introspection and Experimentation 9.1 Data Collection 9.2 Introspection and Intuition 9.3 Experimentation References 10 Observation of Language 10.1 Observation 10.2 Discourse Analysis, Digital-Mediated Discourse Analysis, Critical Discourse Studies 10.3 Conversational Analysis and the Interactional Approach References 11 Observation of Speakers 11.1 The Field 11.2 The Sociolinguistic Factors 11.3 The Index References 12 Discourse Completion Test References 13 Role Playing References 14 Questionnaires References 15 Interviews References 16 Recording and Transcription References 17 Field Notes References 18 Shadowing References 19 Corpus Analysis References 20 Tools for Online Politeness References 21 Community Studies and Action Research References 22 Scientific Empiricism in Politeness Studies 22.1 Scientificity 22.2 Empiricism 22.3 Ethics 22.4 Methodological Recapitulation References