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Moral impoliteness

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posted on 2023-08-30, 16:36 authored by Vahid Parvaresh
This study is concerned with the increasing use of impolite language that one observes during interactions which take place over the Internet. Drawing on a number of Instagram posts uploaded by various socialites and public figures, this study proposes the notion of a ‘Basic Moral Perspective’ as being a window to an understanding of the nature of some impolite language witnessed on social media. I define ‘Basic Moral Perspective’ as the moral predisposition which interactants possess. As the study shows, in contexts in which there appears to be little relational history between interactants, the ‘Basic Moral Perspective’, amongst other factors, that interactants bring to an interaction can potentially result in impolite language. As will be shown throughout the study, the interactants’ Basic Moral Perspective can provide a clue as to how certain interactions are responded to.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

7

Issue number

1

Page range

79-104

Publication title

Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict

ISSN

2213-1280

Publisher

John Benjamins

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  • Accepted version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2019-09-26

Legacy creation date

2020-02-07

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

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