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DESCRIPTION:Liakhova Kateryna\nMA Linguistics\nUniversität zu Köln\nPoste
 r abstract : “Impoliteness in Slavic Media Discourse” for 79th StuTS\nTh
 is study explores the phenomenon of impoliteness in Slavic media discour
 se\, focusing on\nUkrainian television talk shows as a site of naturally
  occurring interaction. While politeness has been\nextensively studied i
 n Western linguistics\, impoliteness as a strategic and culturally embed
 ded practice\nremains underexplored in the Slavic context\, particularly
  within Ukrainian media.\nDrawing on an anthropological linguistic appro
 ach\, this research analyzes authentic dialogues\nfrom a popular Ukraini
 an talk show\, examining both verbal and non-verbal manifestations of\n(
 im)politeness. The data consist of transcribed interactions between a ho
 st and guests of varying social\nstatus\, allowing for the investigation
  of how communicative strategies shift depending on hierarchy and\nfamil
 iarity .\nThe theoretical framework is based on Brown and Levinson’s mod
 el of politeness and\nCulpeper’s theory of impoliteness\, which conceptu
 alizes impoliteness as a deliberate face-threatening\nact. The analysis 
 reveals that Ukrainian media discourse is characterized by a dynamic int
 erplay\nbetween politeness and impoliteness strategies. While positive p
 oliteness dominates through the use of\ndiminutives\, compliments\, and 
 emotional expressiveness\, elements of impoliteness frequently occur in\
 nthe form of mock impoliteness\, sarcasm\, and playful teasing .\nImport
 antly\, such potentially impolite acts are often mitigated by non-verbal
  cues\, including\nsmiling\, physical contact\, and intonation\, which t
 ransform them into signals of solidarity rather than\naggression . This 
 reflects broader cultural norms in Ukrainian communication\, where emoti
 onal\nopenness and relational closeness are highly valued.\nThe findings
  suggest that impoliteness in Slavic contexts cannot be understood solel
 y as a\nviolation of norms\, but rather as a context-dependent and cultu
 rally meaningful communicative\nstrategy. This study contributes to ongo
 ing discussions in pragmatics and anthropological linguistics by\nhighli
 ghting the need to consider cultural specificity in theories of (im)poli
 teness.
URL:programm.stuts79.de/events/1517.html
SUMMARY:Impoliteness in Slavic 
ORGANIZER:stuts79
LOCATION:stuts79 - HDH Halle 199 (5)
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