Dissension and Face-work Strategies in German Dialogues
( Linguistische Arbeiten )
Publication series ：Linguistische Arbeiten
Author： Meireles Selma Martins
Publisher： Max Niemeyer Verlag
Publication year： 2002
E-ISBN: 9783110918632
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9783484304574
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Keyword： 语言学
Language： ENG
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Description
Dissension, defined as a propositional attitude of the speaker's disagreement is classified into four categories according to its scope. Its occurrences in German discussions were analyzed according to their linguistic expressions and 'Face-work'. No specific linguistic means for expressing Dissension was found, although most cases display semantically negative lexical components. 38 Face-work strategies were defined based on Brown/Levinson (1978, 1987). Linguistic elements from many word classes as well as devices such as Deixis manipulation were used for Face-work purposes.