Dissension and Face-work Strategies in German Dialogues
Dissension in German discussions and the Face-work strategies (Goffman 1967, 1986; Brown/Levinson, 1978, 1987) used for expressing them are identified and analyzed in the study. Dissension, defined as a propositional attitude of the speaker''s disagreement is deemed to be highly threatening to the social image of an individual and is to be uttered using specific Face-work strategies and/or a high...
Dissension in German discussions and the Face-work strategies (Goffman 1967, 1986; Brown/Levinson, 1978, 1987) used for expressing them are identified and analyzed in the study. Dissension, defined as a propositional attitude of the speaker''s disagreement is deemed to be highly threatening to the social image of an individual and is to be uttered using specific Face-work strategies and/or a high...
