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Political Theory and Political Theology

open access: yesTradition and Discovery: The Polanyi Society Periodical, 2010
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Phubbing friends: Understanding face threats from, and responses to, friends’ cell phone usage through the lens of politeness theory

Communication Quarterly, 2019
The study examined friends’ phubbing (i.e., the act of snubbing a relational partner by using a cell phone in his/her presence), through the lens of politeness theory.
L. Kelly   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Integrative pragmatics and (im)politeness theory

Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 2018
In this chapter, we first discuss the role that pragmatics has played in the development of (im)politeness theory, and the recent move towards a middle ground that integrates classic and discursive approaches to (im)politeness.
Michael Haugh, Jonathan Culpeper
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A theory of political cycles [PDF]

open access: possibleJournal of Economic Theory, 2008
We study how the proximity of elections affects policy choices in a model in which policymakers want to improve their reputation to increase their reelection chances. Policymakers' equilibrium decisions depend on both their reputation and the proximity of the next election.
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Why say it that way?: evasive answers and politeness theory

Journal of Politeness Research, 2019
Examples of evasive answers frequently appear in discussions of non-literal meaning comprehension. A considerable amount of work on this topic has focused on how this kind of non-literal meaning is generated.
Jessica Marsh
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Gender, Politeness, and the 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary Debates

Western journal of communication, 2023
Using politeness theory as a framework, this study compared men and women presidential candidates’ argumentative discourse in the 2020 Democratic primary debates.
Robert S. Hinck   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Political Theory and Political Judgment

PS: Political Science & Politics, 1984
Few political theorists today try to show how the principles of theory should guide our judgments of policy. Theorists think that their job is done when they have explained the principles, or (more commonly) when they have interpreted the principles of other theorists.
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Politeness Theory, Cultural Approaches

, 2015
Politeness theory maintains the universality of an individual's positive and negative face wants in all cultures. During everyday interaction, individuals often perform actions that threaten face. They therefore use politeness strategies to mitigate face
Hairong Feng
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Theory of Mind and Preschoolers’ Understanding of Misdeed and Politeness Lies

Developmental Psychology, 2019
We told ninety-nine 4- and 5-year-olds stories in which speakers told lies and truths in two contexts: those told to deny a transgression (misdeeds) and those told to spare another’s feelings (politeness).
Corrie Vendetti   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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