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Beyond sarcasm: the metalanguage and structures of mock politeness
This paper aims to cast light on the somewhat neglected area of mock politeness. The principle objectives are to describe the ways that mock politeness is talked about and performed. In order to investigate such usage, I analyse data from informal, naturally occurring conversations in a UK-based online forum. The paper introduces a range of metalinguistic expressions which are used to refer to mock polite behaviours in lay interactions and describes the different structures of mock polite behaviours. The analysis shows that both metalanguage and structure are more diverse than anticipated by previous research and, as a result, the paper argues against equating mock politeness with sarcasm and calls for further research into mock politeness as an important strategy of impoliteness.
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Journal of PragmaticsISSN
0378-2166Publisher
ElsevierExternal DOI
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87Page range
127-141Department affiliated with
- English Publications
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2015-09-10First Open Access (FOA) Date
2017-05-01First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2015-09-10Usage metrics
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