LINGUISTIC POLITENESS IN DIFFERENT CULTURES
Keywords:
Politeness, etiquette, cross cultural communication, misunderstandings, interaction, social dimensions.Abstract
Politeness, as a great virtue , needs to be practiced by all. In this article the importance of politeness and its role in cultural communication is widely presented. It is also investigates the usage of polite words in different languages and some misunderstandings in cross cultural communication.
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