Task
Chose an aspect of theory (e.g. FTA's and politeness strategies) in your chosen area and write a paragraph or two about in in three different versions.
1. A men's or women's magazine e.g. GQ or Elle
In a men/women's magazine, they editors of the magazine always use "positive politeness" to engage with the reader. They use this strategy to make the reader either feel good about themselves, their interests or possessions, or in some cases, they know the target audience pretty well. The main attempt is to avoid a conflict between the editor & the reader so they can maintain a relationship, so they will use strategies of friendship, compliments to keep the reader engaged. Sometimes they'll use exaggeration in the readers interests to manipulate the reader into thinking that they care about the editor really does care about the reader. This is normally used when both participants know each other.
Good predictions if you were investigating this. What I wanted was to write an excerpt of an article that would appear in a men's mag ABOUT politeness strategies e.g. something like: '"You talkin' to me?" Are you a converstational wimp or warrior?'
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