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- Title
TURN-TAKING AND HONORIFICS AS POLITENESS STRATEGY IN COMMUNICATION: THE CASE OF PARLIAMENTARY DISCOURSE.
- Authors
Pam, Keziah Jonah
- Abstract
People take turns when they communicate in whatever setting except perhaps in heated arguments. Two participants of an exchange must however use language while they observe turns. If the use of turns fails, then, the role of language as maintaining social relationships fails as well. This study, using Brown and Levinson's (1978, 1987) Face theory, explores the extent to which face saving/threatening acts can make or mar a conversation; the degree to which turns can be maximized in parliamentary discourse, and the use of honorifics on the Floor of the House of Assembly as a politeness strategy. To access data for this discussion, the researcher had to attend some sessions held by the legislators at the Plateau State House of Assembly.
- Subjects
PLATEAU State (Nigeria); LANGUAGE &; languages; LEGISLATORS; PARLIAMENTARY practice; GROUP identity
- Publication
LWATI: A Journal of Contemporary Research, 2022, Vol 19, Issue 4, p125
- ISSN
1813-2227
- Publication type
Article