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Antropologicheskij forum, 2016, no. 30
Ekaterina Rudneva European University at St Petersburg Abstract: Politeness is claimed to be a universal mechanism of conflict avoidance and relational work. However, some politeness norms vary across cultures and communities of practice. The goal of this article is to investigate the local interaction norms of two workplaces. To collect data, I mainly used audio and video recordings of daily conversations in two companies, which I was also observing either as a participant or as a guest. The second step was interviewing people in order to understand their views of (im)polite interactions. The data in the article is analysed using Brown and Levinson’s framework combined with the so-called discursive approach, which aims to focus on naturally-occurring data and native speakers’ evaluations. Some politeness norms like using intimate address forms in one company or swear words in the other, are specific to the particular community of practice. This article shows that the key feature of Russian politeness between colleagues is demonstrating solidarity and favouring positive politeness strategies. Keywords: politeness, linguistic politeness, natural interaction, local norms, communication in the workplace. To cite: Rudneva E., 'Antropologiya vezhlivosti: obshchekulturnye i lokalnye normy vzaimodeystviya' [Anthropology of Politeness: Cultural and Local Interaction Norms], Antropologicheskij forum, 2016, no. 30, pp. 215–242. URL: http://anthropologie.kunstkamera.ru/files/pdf/030/rudneva.pdf |
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