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An Exploration of the Factors Influencing the Use of Politeness Strategies in the EFL Classroom

ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities · Vol. 8 No. 2 (2025) · pp. 443–449

DOI
10.34050/els-jish.v8i2.44517
ISSN
2621-0835, 2621-0843
Published
2025-06-12
Publisher
Hasanuddin University
Language
en
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0

Abstract

Politeness plays a vital role in social interaction, as it reflects cultural norms, social relationships, and the speaker’s communicative intentions. This study aims to explore and analyze the factors that influence the use of politeness strategies in both spoken and written forms of communication. A qualitative descriptive approach was employed, with data collected through observations, interviews, and document analysis across various communicative settings, The findings indicate that several key elements such as social status, interpersonal distance, The researcher also found the factors that influence the use of politeness strategies based on Brown and Levinson’s theory. They are pay-off in 10 times and relevant circumstances in 6 times (social distance in 1 time, relative power in 5 times). Pay-off was the highest of the factor that influence the use of politeness strategies. These insights are expected to support the development of pragmatic theory and foster greater awareness of polite language use in diverse communicative contexts.

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Andi Elsa Fadhilah SaktiAffiliation unknown2
Yandres Answo Djedelbert LaoState University of Makassar1
Muhammad BasriState University of Makassar1
Humaira RamadhanaAffiliation unknown1
Auliyanti NurfadhilahAffiliation unknown1
Nurmawti NurmawatiAffiliation unknown1
Haryanto AtmowardoyoAffiliation unknown1
Geminastiti SakkirAffiliation unknown1
Ade Surya AnugrahAffiliation unknown1
Syarifuddin DollahAffiliation unknown1
Fitriyani FitriyaniAffiliation unknown1
Ryan Andisky AsrulAffiliation unknown1

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