The Communication Category of Politeness theory in Arabic and Western culture
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2019
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UNIVERSITY OF ABBES LAGHROUR-KHENCHELA
Abstract
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This study investigate the area of linguistic politeness and the concept of polieness in Arabic
and Western cultures .this desertation analyzes similarities and differences of Arabic and
Western cultures from the aspect of politeness.
Both qualitative, i.e. analytical, and quantitative, i.e. statistical, methods are used in this
research. methods are used in this research. The data consists of questionaires that were given
to Arabic native speakers and English native speakers.
All the results are tabulated and the contrasts in both standardizing and etymological
respectful (or rude) behavior are tackled in a way that reflects the fluctuation in social values
and socio-cultural structures of the two groups under consider.
The research demonstrates that, despite noticeable variations, the social values embodying
politeness in both communities under research were becoming closer.
The research also chosed that more then Western culture(Canadians) people , Arab people
(algerians) used fixed words ,Arabic lingo is wealthier than English in some shapes. When it
comes to respectfulness in asking, inviting and tending to, similitudes between the two lingos
are more than the contrasts. A differentiate between them is the nonattendance of certain
social courteousness in a tongue and the existing in another.