Application Of Politeness Principles In The Study Of Aliyu Kamal’s Life Afresh

northern Nigerian novelist, Aliyu Kamal. Behind series of utterances said or any expression uttered lies a motive or force that depicts the extent to which the participants involved in the talk exchange revere or defame one another. The reverence or otherwise may be about an object or a person bein...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Sheriff, Lawan Shu’aibu
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Language:English
Published: University of Bejaia Abderrahmane Mira 2024-11-01
Series:The Journal of Studies in Language, Culture and Society
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Online Access:https://univ-bejaia.dz/revue/jslcs/article/view/322
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description northern Nigerian novelist, Aliyu Kamal. Behind series of utterances said or any expression uttered lies a motive or force that depicts the extent to which the participants involved in the talk exchange revere or defame one another. The reverence or otherwise may be about an object or a person being talked about that can either be in presence or absentia. Therefore, this paper attempts to explicate utterances among or between characters of this novel based on the application of politeness principles. These principles applied have different concepts like face saving acts, face threatening acts, deixis, and Leech’s politeness maxims (1983) that all form the target analysis of the novel. Qualitative approach with pragmatic content analysis has been the guiding tool in the identification of the utterances analysed from the novel. The dissection has revealed that the novelist employs some instances of expressions extractable from the novel to show levels of interaction that connect the characters in the novel. This can be extended to incorporate social contact existing in the novelist’s environment. It has also been found that language as an instrument can serve as a way to cultivate harmony, love, friendship, empathy, and even apathy and their like among interlocutors. Keywords Politeness principles ; Revere ;  ; Face saving acts ; Face threatening acts
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spelling doaj-art-6e3d8b71bff84d57a8bd09ba9343833f2025-08-20T02:47:10ZengUniversity of Bejaia Abderrahmane MiraThe Journal of Studies in Language, Culture and Society2716-91892676-17502024-11-0142Application Of Politeness Principles In The Study Of Aliyu Kamal’s Life Afresh Mohammed Sheriff 0Lawan Shu’aibu 1Federal University, DutseFederal University, Dutse northern Nigerian novelist, Aliyu Kamal. Behind series of utterances said or any expression uttered lies a motive or force that depicts the extent to which the participants involved in the talk exchange revere or defame one another. The reverence or otherwise may be about an object or a person being talked about that can either be in presence or absentia. Therefore, this paper attempts to explicate utterances among or between characters of this novel based on the application of politeness principles. These principles applied have different concepts like face saving acts, face threatening acts, deixis, and Leech’s politeness maxims (1983) that all form the target analysis of the novel. Qualitative approach with pragmatic content analysis has been the guiding tool in the identification of the utterances analysed from the novel. The dissection has revealed that the novelist employs some instances of expressions extractable from the novel to show levels of interaction that connect the characters in the novel. This can be extended to incorporate social contact existing in the novelist’s environment. It has also been found that language as an instrument can serve as a way to cultivate harmony, love, friendship, empathy, and even apathy and their like among interlocutors. Keywords Politeness principles ; Revere ;  ; Face saving acts ; Face threatening acts https://univ-bejaia.dz/revue/jslcs/article/view/322Politeness principlesRevereDefameFace saving actsFace threatening acts
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Application Of Politeness Principles In The Study Of Aliyu Kamal’s Life Afresh
The Journal of Studies in Language, Culture and Society
Politeness principles
Revere
Defame
Face saving acts
Face threatening acts
title Application Of Politeness Principles In The Study Of Aliyu Kamal’s Life Afresh
title_full Application Of Politeness Principles In The Study Of Aliyu Kamal’s Life Afresh
title_fullStr Application Of Politeness Principles In The Study Of Aliyu Kamal’s Life Afresh
title_full_unstemmed Application Of Politeness Principles In The Study Of Aliyu Kamal’s Life Afresh
title_short Application Of Politeness Principles In The Study Of Aliyu Kamal’s Life Afresh
title_sort application of politeness principles in the study of aliyu kamal s life afresh
topic Politeness principles
Revere
Defame
Face saving acts
Face threatening acts
url https://univ-bejaia.dz/revue/jslcs/article/view/322
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