Politeness Principle in Cross-Culture Communication

Politeness Principle in Cross-Culture Communication

(Free ELT Journal)


Abstract
As we all know, different people hold different views about politeness. To be polite, Leech thinks you should follow “Politeness Principle” while Levinson suggests paying attention to others’ “Face Wants”. Sometimes what the Chinese people considered to be polite may not be true according to western culture. In