Politeness Strategies in the Hempang Batang Pantun: The Traditional Wedding Ceremony Sequence in Resam Melayu Deli

Politeness is a phenomenon that defines the appropriateness and one’s conformity with the required social and linguistic norms in a speech community. This “key of interaction” seems to be an important device in order to carry out successful communication. Brown & Levinson (1987) argue that polit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elvi, Syahrin
Other Authors: Moussa, Pourya Asl
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusiaan 2019
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/45629/1/ART14.pdf