Application of Politeness Principle in the Teacher-students Communication in College English Teaching in China

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10.2991/icassr-15.2016.20How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Politeness Principle; teacher-students communication; college English teaching

Abstract

Politeness Principle (PP) by Leech, as a basic theory of pragmatic study, is paid more attention by many linguistic scholars. It is the principle of language communication established between two sides’ interaction, and it ultimately serves language communication. The application of tact maxim, approbation maxim and agreement maxim of PP in college English classes between teacher-students communication will help to create a harmonious and warm atmosphere of teaching and to improve students’ interest in English learning.

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© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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