The speaker's attitudes and intentions
Politeness and formality
Politeness and formality
How do we speak to suit the person and the situation?
honorific
register
informal and formal address
Makna
The way we speak can show respect, closeness, or how formal a situation is. Polite and formal are not the same: friendly everyday words can be polite too. Some languages have special forms for addressing people, while others rely mainly on wording and tone. Requests and commands concerns the action we ask for; Politeness and formality concerns how we address the other person.
Cara mengenalinya
Compare how the wording or tone changes when the speaker addresses a different person or speaks in a different situation.
Dalam bahasa ibu Anda
Indonesia
Politeness is largely lexical and pragmatic: pronouns, titles, passive forms, and register matter.
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