S = D + P + I A summative process?
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- Rosa Lorés Sanz (ES) Universidad de Zaragoza
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While it is widely accepted that the dimensions of P (Power), D (Distance) and R (Ranking of Imposition) are decisive at the time of assessing the weight or seriousness of a FTA (Face Threatening Act), there doesn't seem to be much consensus about, firstly, what these terms really refer to, what scholars mean when they use the terms, and then, the relationship existent between them (dependency, independence, interaction, etc.), and the way they combine to lead a participant in the right direction at the time of choosing appropriate politeness strategies. It is my intention in this paper to discuss two aspects in Brown and Levinson's theoretical proposal: the independence of variables, and the fact that their values seem to be fixed beforehand in every verbal exchange.
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