Title

AN ANALYSIS OF PRIDE AND PREJUDICE: A POLITENESS PERSPECTIVE

Authors
PETRINA ANG HUI MIN
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
PETER K.W. TAN

Issue Date
2003-03-31

Citation
PETRINA ANG HUI MIN (2003-03-31). AN ANALYSIS OF PRIDE AND PREJUDICE: A POLITENESS
PERSPECTIVE. ScholarBank@NUS Repository.

Abstract
This study presents an analysis of the types of strategies adopted in theevent of an FTA - a rejection. Using selected
conversations from the 2001 BBCdramatization of one of Jane Austen's most representative works, Pride
andPrejudice, the various linguistic realizations that are associated with the types of strategies adopted are
analysed.Focusing on negative politeness, another objective of this study is to examine the manifestation of
impoliteness in early nineteenth-century English society which prides itself on politeness and civility. Observations
from the data collected demonstrate that in most instances, politeness is hardly used as a velvet glove to soften the
blow of aggression as anticipated. Instead, on-record strategies are used.This study also presents possible
motivations behind the employment of the different strategies adopted by the novel's heroine, Elizabeth Bennet in
different situations. Doing so will enable a better understanding of the novel and in turn, a clearer picture of early
nineteenth-century English society.

URI
https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/191392