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  • (Im)politeness and (im)morality : insights from intervention
    Kádár, Dániel Z. ; Márquez Reiter, Rosina
    In this study we offer a socio-pragmatic examination of instances of what is generally known in social psychology as “bystander intervention,” i. e.,the social action by which a bystander steps in ... and attempts to prevent a wrongdoer from abusing a victim. We explore the relationship between (im)politeness and participants’ perceptions and understandings of moral principlesas evidenced by their metacommunicative voicing. Our analysis concentrateson cases of bystander intervention in the US by analyzing data drawn from areality show. Bystander intervention is a noteworthy phenomenon to examinefor, at least, two reasons. First, it is a type of aggressive social action as it posesan uninvited and open challenge to the wrongdoer in public. Second, bystanderintervention challenges conventional behavioural norms. It aims to reinstatewhat the intervener regards as morally appropriate behaviour. This study aimsto contribute to current research on (im)politeness by offering a yet unexploreddimension: that of the interface between metapragmatics, (im)politeness and (im)morality in the interactional arena of bystander intervention.
    Vir: Journal of politeness research. - ISSN 1612-5681 (Vol. 11, no. 2, 2015, str. 239-260)
    Vrsta gradiva - članek, sestavni del ; neleposlovje za odrasle
    Leto - 2015
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 154269443
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vir: Journal of politeness research. - ISSN 1612-5681 (Vol. 11, no. 2, 2015, str. 239-260)

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