Linguistic exponents of politeness in business request letters: a contrastive study (English, Arabic and Russian)

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The article focuses on the linguistic exponents of politeness in business letters. The notion of politeness in general and in three cultures under consideration (English-speaking, Arab and Russian) is specified. Linguistic exponents of politeness in business request letters in three languages are studied. The system of lexical and grammatical exponents of politeness is established. A contrastive analysis of linguistic exponents of politeness is carried out in three languages with respect to their universal and culture-specific characteristics. Perspectives of further research are outlined.

Business request letter, exponents of politeness, lexical and grammatical complexes, formulas of politeness, universal, culture-specific

Короткий адрес: https://sciup.org/147232027

IDR: 147232027   |   DOI: 10.14529/ling190204

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