Politeness theory applied to the teaching of the imperative mood in english as a foreign language classes: a textbook analysis

This paper consists of five parts. Initially, the concept of Pragmatics is presented. Afterwards, a bibliographic review on Politeness Theory is done (Brown chr(38)amp; Levinson, 1987). Following that, the National Curricular Parameters (PCN) are analyzed as well as what they suggest to the teaching...

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Main Author: Aldrovandi, Makeli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (EDIPUCRS) 2014-01-01
Series:Brazilian English Language Teaching Journal
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Online Access:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/belt/article/view/17992/11726