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Neighbourhood map: Politeness strategyThe layout provides orientation; distance and colour are not scholarly measurements. The list below gives each connection’s direction and explanation.FaceworkFaceworkAT-PRA-W0173Audience designAudience designAT-PRA-W0168ImplicatureImplicatureAT-PRA-0002Preference organizationPreference organizationAT-088-014HonorificHonorificAT-133-031Politeness strategyAT-088-015
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  1. R-210 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Politeness strategy → Facework

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Politeness strategies can protect or negotiate participants’ social standing. Facework covers the wider range of ways they manage such concerns in interaction.
    Evidence basis
    Gemeinsamer fachlicher Kontinent (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_109 klassifiziert (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around Politeness strategyExplore around Facework

  2. R-211 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Politeness strategy → Audience design

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Politeness strategies take account of the listener’s role, expectations and relationship to the speaker. Audience design covers this orientation in other contexts too, such as making a technical explanation accessible.
    Evidence basis
    Gemeinsamer fachlicher Kontinent (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_109 klassifiziert (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around Politeness strategyExplore around Audience design

  3. R-212 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Politeness strategy → Implicature

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    An indirect or softened formulation can convey politeness through an inferred message. Implicature offers one explanation, alongside conventional ways of expressing politeness.
    Evidence basis
    Gemeinsamer fachlicher Kontinent (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_109 klassifiziert (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around Politeness strategyExplore around Implicature

  4. R-377 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Preference organization → Politeness strategy

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Politeness strategies can play a part in the design of a delicate response. Preference organisation examines how the response fits into the sequence, which is a separate question from a participant’s personal preferences.
    Evidence basis
    Gemeinsamer fachlicher Kontinent (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_109 klassifiziert (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

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    This connection on the mapExplore around Preference organizationExplore around Politeness strategy

  5. R-899 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Honorific → Politeness strategy

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Navigation note
    The navigator leads directly from Honorific to Politeness strategy.
    Evidence basis
    Expliziter Querverweis im Batchprofil (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_133 · automatisch vorgeschlagen (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

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  6. R-900 · Cross-field connection · directed

    Politeness strategy → Honorific

    Meaning of the relation type
    Die Verbindung überschreitet einen fachlichen Kontinent. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    Navigation note
    From Politeness strategy, Honorific offers a further line of inquiry.
    Evidence basis
    Reziproker Navigationsweg (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_133 · automatisch vorgeschlagen (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around Politeness strategyExplore around Honorific

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