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- Title
Politeness Strategies and Address Forms Used by Filipino Domestic Helpers in Addressing Their Malaysian Employers.
- Authors
Gan, Aries Dahan; David, Maya Khemlani; Dumanig, Francisco Perlas
- Abstract
Politeness is important in any interaction and is considered sensitive in interactions between interlocutors who have different role relationships. In interactions between employers and employees, role and power relations come into play. In most conversations, it can be observed that both interlocutors particularly between employee and employers maintain their face. However, employees may struggle to maintain politeness in order to mitigate face-threatening acts (FTA). In this research, politeness strategies used by Filipino domestic helpers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia are examined. More specifically this research focuses on politeness as seen in the use of address forms. Twenty (20) Filipino domestic helpers participated in an interview. The findings show that Filipino domestic helpers use certain patterns when communicating with their Malaysian employers. It shows that the use of Title (T), Title and First Name (TFN), Title and Last Name (TLN), and First Name (FN) are used as politeness strategies. It reveals that role relationship, social distance and age influence to such use of address forms. Moreover, the findings also reveal that the address forms used by the Filipino domestic helpers are influenced by the Filipino, Malaysian and Western cultures.
- Subjects
LINGUISTIC politeness; HOUSEHOLD employees; INDUSTRIAL relations; EMPLOYERS; VOCATIVE case; FILIPINOS; MALAYSIANS
- Publication
Language in India, 2015, Vol 15, Issue 1, p46
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Article