Here you can find our podcast episodes related to language and politeness theories and politeness strategies. Each episode has a downloadable transcript.
Politeness
Host Julia invites graduate students Seung-Woo and Masato to discuss their experience and knowledge of how the smallest changes in word choice can have a big impact on politeness around the world.
The Power of Politeness in Police Interactions
Listen as Grace explains and discusses the applications and importance of Brown and Levinson’s Politeness Theory and Goffman’s Theory of Face for the field of law enforcement.