Emotive politeness in face-threatening speech acts: cross-cultural perspectives
... context of interaction, which determines various aspects of communication, including the emotional/emotive dimension. This article examines politeness through the prism of the emotional component of communication. It contributes to the study of emotive politeness, which focuses on the recipient's feelings, in face-threatening acts. The purpose of this study is to identify the means of mitigating refusal through emotional support to the addressee in English and Russian academic digital communication ...