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What (who) is politeness$62092$ - definition
SUGGESTED PRINCIPLES OF POLITENESS
Leech's maxims; Politeness maxim
Politeness maxims
According to Geoffrey Leech, there is a politeness principle with conversational maxims similar to those formulated by Paul Grice. He lists six maxims: tact, generosity, approbation, modesty, agreement, and sympathy.
Congeniality
![Members of a [[Gentlemen's club]] had to conform to a socially acceptable standard of politeness. The painting, ''A Club of Gentlemen'' by [[Joseph Highmore]] c. 1730.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Joseph Highmore - A Club of Gentlemen - Google Art Project.jpg?width=200 "Members of a [[Gentlemen's club]] had to conform to a socially acceptable standard of politeness. The painting, ''A Club of Gentlemen'' by [[Joseph Highmore]] c. 1730.")
, 2009 Amberley Bus Day.jpg?width=200 "A polite notice on the side of a bus that reads \"please pay as you enter\"")
PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF GOOD MANNERS OR ETIQUETTE SO AS NOT TO OFFEND OTHERS
Congeniality
·noun The state or quality of being congenial; natural affinity; adaptation; suitableness.
politeness
PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF GOOD MANNERS OR ETIQUETTE SO AS NOT TO OFFEND OTHERS
Congeniality
see polite
Wikipedia
Politeness maxims
According to Geoffrey Leech, there is a politeness principle with conversational maxims similar to those formulated by Paul Grice. He lists six maxims: tact, generosity, approbation, modesty, agreement, and sympathy. The first and second form a pair, as do the third and the fourth. These maxims vary from culture to culture: what may be considered polite in one culture may be strange or downright rude in another.
