A Pragmatic Analysis of Impoliteness Strategies in Selected English Political Caricatures
The study investigates the pragmatic use of Culpeper’s (1996) impoliteness strategies in the selected English political caricatures. Although caricatures deliver political messages, the expressions of impoliteness can differ between cultures. Therefore, a single caricature may employ more than one...
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The study investigates the pragmatic use of Culpeper’s (1996) impoliteness strategies in the selected English political caricatures. Although caricatures deliver political messages, the expressions of impoliteness can differ between cultures. Therefore, a single caricature may employ more than one impoliteness strategy. A mixed approach, combining both qualitative and quantitative methods, is utilized in the study. The data is collected from the caricatures of famous English caricaturists, whose work has been published on the X platform. The findings show that four impoliteness strategies are observed in the selected political caricatures. The analysis of the selected data shows that among the impoliteness strategies, bald on record impoliteness is the most frequently used, and negative impoliteness is the second most used. Positive impoliteness and mock politeness together rank third, while there is no occurrence of withholding politeness in the selected English political caricatures.
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| spelling | doaj-art-1fe1833c15e94eea8d3a8645d82cda162025-08-20T03:44:07ZaraSalahaddin University-ErbilZanco Journal of Humanity Sciences2412-396X2025-06-0129SpA A Pragmatic Analysis of Impoliteness Strategies in Selected English Political CaricaturesMohammed Ali Mala Hassan0Kavi Shakir Mohammed1English Department, College of Basic Education, Salahaddin University- Erbil, Kurdistan Region,IraqEnglish Department, College of Basic Education, Salahaddin University- Erbil, Kurdistan Region,Iraq The study investigates the pragmatic use of Culpeper’s (1996) impoliteness strategies in the selected English political caricatures. Although caricatures deliver political messages, the expressions of impoliteness can differ between cultures. Therefore, a single caricature may employ more than one impoliteness strategy. A mixed approach, combining both qualitative and quantitative methods, is utilized in the study. The data is collected from the caricatures of famous English caricaturists, whose work has been published on the X platform. The findings show that four impoliteness strategies are observed in the selected political caricatures. The analysis of the selected data shows that among the impoliteness strategies, bald on record impoliteness is the most frequently used, and negative impoliteness is the second most used. Positive impoliteness and mock politeness together rank third, while there is no occurrence of withholding politeness in the selected English political caricatures. https://zancojournal.su.edu.krd/index.php/JAHS/article/view/3588Pragmatics Impoliteness Strategies Political Caricatures |
| spellingShingle | Mohammed Ali Mala Hassan Kavi Shakir Mohammed A Pragmatic Analysis of Impoliteness Strategies in Selected English Political Caricatures Zanco Journal of Humanity Sciences Pragmatics Impoliteness Strategies Political Caricatures |
| title | A Pragmatic Analysis of Impoliteness Strategies in Selected English Political Caricatures |
| title_full | A Pragmatic Analysis of Impoliteness Strategies in Selected English Political Caricatures |
| title_fullStr | A Pragmatic Analysis of Impoliteness Strategies in Selected English Political Caricatures |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Pragmatic Analysis of Impoliteness Strategies in Selected English Political Caricatures |
| title_short | A Pragmatic Analysis of Impoliteness Strategies in Selected English Political Caricatures |
| title_sort | pragmatic analysis of impoliteness strategies in selected english political caricatures |
| topic | Pragmatics Impoliteness Strategies Political Caricatures |
| url | https://zancojournal.su.edu.krd/index.php/JAHS/article/view/3588 |
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