English Language Power Theorists Quiz
- Created by: cwilliamson29
- Created on: 31-03-14 12:30
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2. Which of these is not one of Robin Lakoff's politeness frameworks?
- BE FRIENDLY
- TAKE TURNS
- GIVE OPTIONS
- DON'T IMPOSE
3. Who said "language can be 'face saving' or 'face threatening'"
- Wareing
- Goffman
- Fairclough
- Brown and Levison
4. If you were the submissive talker in a conversation, what would you be according to Fairclough?
- The less equal encounter
- The powerful participant
- The non-powerful participant
- The equal encounter
5. What did Brown and Levison define as a 'face threatening act'?
- an act that damages the face of the addressee or the speaker by insulting their face
- an act that damages the face of the addressee or the speaker by threatening them in a social way
- an act that damages the face of the addressee or the speaker by acting in opposition to the wants and desires of the other.
- an act that damages the face of the addressee or the speaker by actually hurting them
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