Talk:Politeness theory

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38.100.212.21 (talk) 11:00, 4 January 2008 (UTC) The example of a positive politeness strategy given in this text ("I know that you’ve been really busy lately, but could you do the dishes?") is incorrect - this is instead another example of a negative politeness strategy. An example of a positive politeness strategy would be the following: you have just had dinner at your neighbours' house and say to the host(ess): "This meal was absolutely delicioius, you are a splendid cook". Every expression of apreciation towards another person, whether it is through compliments, use of dialect, jargon, friendly nicknames or jokes, is considered positive politeness according to the theory of Brown & Levinson (1987). / Disa H.