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Politeness Theory

In: Encyclopedia of Communication Theory
Edited by: Stephen W. Littlejohn & Karen A. Foss
Subject:General Media, Communication & Cultural Studies, Communication Theory

Politeness theory explains how small variations in how we say things are linked to broader features of social relationships and social contexts. This helps us understand how individuals create and interpret messages and also offers an account for speech communities' use of language.

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  Littlejohn, S. W., & Foss, K. A. (2009). Politeness theory. In Encyclopedia of communication theory (Vol. 1, pp. 755-757). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412959384.n286
  
  Littlejohn, Stephen W., and Karen A. Foss. "Politeness Theory." In Encyclopedia of Communication Theory, edited by Littlejohn, Stephen W., and Karen A. Foss, 755-57. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412959384.n286.
  
  Littlejohn, S. W. and Foss, K. A. 2009. Politeness Theory. In: Stephen W. Littlejohn and Karen A. Foss Editors, 2009. Encyclopedia of Communication Theory, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 755-757 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412959384.n286> [Accessed 13 Aug 2022].
  
  Littlejohn, Stephen W. and Karen A. Foss. "Politeness Theory." Encyclopedia of Communication Theory. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 755-57. SAGE Knowledge. 13 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412959384.n286.
  
  Littlejohn, Stephen W., and Karen A. Foss (2009). Politeness theory In:Politeness theory Encyclopedia of communication theory Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2009:755-757. doi:10.4135/9781412959384.n286
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