TRÁVNÍKOVÁ, Petra. Congratulations, Commiserations and Good Wishes : Positive Politeness Strategies Promoting Mutuality in an Online Community. In Creating, Shaping, Signifying. 10th Brno Conference of English, American and Canadian Studies, 5 – 7 February 2015, Brno. 2015.
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Original name Congratulations, Commiserations and Good Wishes : Positive Politeness Strategies Promoting Mutuality in an Online Community
Authors TRÁVNÍKOVÁ, Petra (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition Creating, Shaping, Signifying. 10th Brno Conference of English, American and Canadian Studies, 5 – 7 February 2015, Brno, 2015.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Presentations at conferences
Field of Study 60200 6.2 Languages and Literature
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14210/15:00095771
Organization unit Faculty of Arts
Keywords in English positive politeness; computer-mediated communication; facework; rapport
Tags rivok
Tags International impact
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Abstract
The last two decades have seen an unprecedented boom and increasing worldwide popularity of the Internet attracting millions of users logging in not only to look for information, but also to interact and communicate with others. One of the oldest as well as most widespread forms of online communication is discussion/message boards, i.e. on-line polylogues with a certain time lag. Discussion boards often give rise to online communities developing a feeling of mutuality and cooperation despite the obstacles posed by the seemingly impersonal and detached technology. These communities tend to design and pursue their own strategies and develop an in-group language enabling efficient communication. Among other linguistic devices, this community spirit is enhanced also by employing various politeness strategies. Based on a pragmatic analysis of several discussion boards dedicated to the so-called “women’s topics”, such as losing weight or trying to conceive a child, the present paper aims to examine how online participants express concern and sympathy for each other via congratulations, commiserations and good wishes both in order to minimize the threat posed by the sensitive nature of the afore-mentioned topics and to enhance cooperation and solidarity in their online community.
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