An Overview of Politeness Theories: Current Status, Future Orientations

Abstract

This paper is an endeavour to depict a holistic image o f theories of politeness ranging from classic theories of politeness to the most up-to-date theories. To this end, the reviews of the social norm view, the conversational maxim v iew, the conversational-contract view, Brown and Levinson's face-saving view, Arndt and Jannaey's Supportive face-work and interpersonal politeness, Spencer-Oatey's view of rapport management, Ide's notion of discernment and volition, Sco llon and Scollon's intercultural co mmun ication, and Watt's politeness view are p rovided and the main tenets of every theory are explained crit ically. The explanation of the current status of theories of politeness would be followed by conclusions that provide some orientations for future studies conducted on politeness.

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