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 Translation for 'politeness' from English to Bulgarian
NOUN   politeness | -
SYNO civility | niceness | politeness
politeness {noun}учтивост {ж}
politeness {noun}вежливост {ж}
politeness {noun}любезност {ж}
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Usage Examples English
  • The three levels with high politeness (very formally polite, formally polite, casually polite) are generally grouped together as "jondaenmal" (...), whereas the two levels with low politeness (formally impolite, casually impolite) are "banmal" (...) in Korean.
  • Kecskes, I. 2017. Context-sensitivity in intercultural impoliteness. Journal of Politeness Research. Vol. 13. No. 1: 7-33.
  • His work with Penelope Brown on language structures related to formality and politeness across the world led to the publication of "Politeness: Universals in Language Usage" (1978/1987), a foundational work in Politeness theory.
  • The "politeness" of a positive number is defined as the number of ways it can be expressed as the sum of consecutive integers.
  • Civility may denote orderly behavior and politeness. Historically, civility also meant training in the humanities.

  • Mastery of politeness and honorifics is important for functioning in Japanese society.
  • In Japanese and many other languages, longer sentences relate to greater politeness and this has had a direct effect on speech patterns in Taiwan.
  • As in Ainu, pluractionality may be used for politeness.
  • An article written by Akio Yabuuchi argues a case for a new trichotomous politeness system to replace politeness theory's dichotomous politeness system; hierarchy politeness Hierarchy politeness recognizes ingratiation as a way to communicate within power dynamics.
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