Abstract
In this article, the concept of politeness is considered as a part of British speaking etiquette as well as the strategies of polite communication in English. Additionally, this article defines "politeness" and describes how it is defined in modern linguistics.
References
Leech G.N. Principles of Pragmatics. London, New York, 1983, p. 250.
Arutyunova I.D. Truth and ethics // Logical analysis of language: Truth and truth in culture and language. - 1995. - P.7-21.
Grice H.P. Logic and conversation. - In: "Syntax and semantics", v. 3, ed. by P. Cole and J.L. Morgan, N.Y., Academic Press, 1975, p. 41-58.
Austin J. L. Word as action. - New in foreign linguistics. Issue. XVII. M., 1986. S. 22-129.