Politeness and style differences in the Turkish language: the case of pre-service English language teachers

dc.contributor.authorUtku, Özlem
dc.contributor.authorKöroğlu, Zeynep Çetin
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-04T19:06:39Z
dc.date.available2024-10-04T19:06:39Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentBayburt Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBeing polite or perceived as a polite person is a difficult task when learning different languages andexperiencing different cultures because learning grammar or vocabulary of a language is not enoughto be perceived as a polite person since one should learn social and cultural values of thecommunity as well. Moreover, politeness strategies and styles utilized while one is speaking his orher mother tongue can vary in a contextual manner. This study aims at examining politenessstrategies and style differences the Turkish language. In accordance with this aim, a discoursecompletion test with four cases was prepared and administered to 32 pre-service English languageteachers. The findings indicated that the participants, to a large extent, used positive politenessstrategies while using the intimate style whereas they generally preferred negative politenessstrategies while using the consultative and the formal styles. Additionally, it was found out that thefamily background of the participants has no meaningful influence on the way they use politenessstrategies in different styles. However, it is concluded that gender and age of the participants affecttheir choice of the address forms.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.29000/rumelide.752145
dc.identifier.endpage105en_US
dc.identifier.issn2148-7782
dc.identifier.issn2148-9599
dc.identifier.issue19en_US
dc.identifier.startpage89en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid397350en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.29000/rumelide.752145
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/397350
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12403/4642
dc.identifier.volume0en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofRumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.titlePoliteness and style differences in the Turkish language: the case of pre-service English language teachersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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