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II. State which maxims of the Politeness Principle are breached in the following
situations:
1. How silly of you!
2. A: The United States is a great nation.
B: Great nations do not attack other states.
3. Don’t you think my verses are good?
4. Can’t find my pen. I’ll use yours.
5. A: I hurt my toe. – B: Oh, stop whining please.
6. Do you like these apricots? – I’ve tasted better.
7. Make me coffee.
8. Her performance was not so good as it could have been.
9. It was an interesting exhibition, wasn’t it? – No, it was very boring.
10. How clever of me!
11. Take me home.
12. You could be more careful.
13. Your performance was outstanding! – Yes, wasn’t it!
14. I’m terribly pleased to hear that you failed your exams.
15. A referendum will satisfy everybody. – I don’t think so.
III. State which maxims of the Politeness Principle are at work in the following
sentences:
1. Let me carry those cases for you.
2. Have another sandwich!
3. How nice of you!
4. Please accept this small gift as a token of our esteem.
5. Her performance was outstanding! – Yes, wasn’t it!
6. I can lend you my car.
7. You must come and have dinner with us.
8. How stupid of me!
9. They were so kind to us. – Yes, they were, weren’t they.
10. How clever of you.
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