Taylor, Charlotte (2015) Beyond sarcasm: the metalanguage and structures of mock politeness. Journal of Pragmatics, 87. pp. 127-141. ISSN 0378-2166

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Im/politeness; Mock politeness; Sarcasm; First order; Metalanguage; Metapragmatics
Schools and Departments:	School of English > English
Subjects:	P Language and Literature
Depositing User:	Charlotte Taylor
Date Deposited:	10 Sep 2015 12:00
Last Modified:	02 Jul 2019 19:36
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/56624

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