promoting social harmony, negotiating social taboos & building rapport

Question 1

what is promoting social harmony

Answer 1

language that mitigates any conflict/face threatening acts. Fostering unity and cooperation
- politeness strategies
- nicknames
- indirectness

Question 2

negotiating social taboos

Answer 2

navigating topics that could be taboo, insensitive or controversial (use a tenor to navigate taboos)
- indirect language, hedging, shared slang, linguistic innovation, humour

Question 3

building rapport

Answer 3

forging a positive, close-knit relationship by understanding each other’s feelings and ideas. Making conversations more relaxed and authentic (can be done from informal register)
- mutual understandings
- based on tenor/relationship