Verbal politeness strategy preferences in autism spectrum condition
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This study focuses on the preferences of autistic adults (level 1 „requiring support”, N = 12) and non-autistic adults (N = 12) regarding their use of verbal politeness strategies. The research examines a) what politeness strategies the two subject groups employ to minimize the impact of various types of threats to their own or their partner’s face, and b) whether their preferences change depending on the level of formality in the relationship between the conversational partners.
Results: both groups show similar preferences for politeness strategies, and favor on-record strategies, expressing their intentions. They follow the general principle of rationality, while considering the social context.
Relations between autistic behavioral characteristics and preferences for politeness strategies support the assumption that face-saving acts and the use of indirect utterances presuppose certain social and cognitive skills, but that conventionalized forms can be learnt regardless of these skills.
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