(Im)politeness, morality and the internet
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Chaoqun Xie
Abstract
Much recent research has contributed to the emergence of a moral turn in (im)politeness scholarship, further confirming the evaluative nature of (im)politeness and the moral basis of (im)politeness evaluations, and further illuminating, among other things, what is really at work when (im)politeness evaluations take place, what the moral order consists of and how the moral order influences (im)politeness evaluations. Meanwhile, thanks to much emphasis on the instrumentality of words and utterances, a distinction can be discerned between ‘politeness without’ (or practical politeness) and ‘politeness within’ (or true politeness). Politeness within is true and truthful, but politeness without is not necessarily so. True politeness may be in when self is out. This volume aims to further foreground the link between (im)politeness and morality in people’s online interactions, revealing something about ourselves and about our life-worlds.
Abstract
Much recent research has contributed to the emergence of a moral turn in (im)politeness scholarship, further confirming the evaluative nature of (im)politeness and the moral basis of (im)politeness evaluations, and further illuminating, among other things, what is really at work when (im)politeness evaluations take place, what the moral order consists of and how the moral order influences (im)politeness evaluations. Meanwhile, thanks to much emphasis on the instrumentality of words and utterances, a distinction can be discerned between ‘politeness without’ (or practical politeness) and ‘politeness within’ (or true politeness). Politeness within is true and truthful, but politeness without is not necessarily so. True politeness may be in when self is out. This volume aims to further foreground the link between (im)politeness and morality in people’s online interactions, revealing something about ourselves and about our life-worlds.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- (Im)politeness, morality and the internet 1
- The personal and/as the political 11
- Exploring the moral compass 37
- “Ya bloody drongo!!!” 67
- Impoliteness and the moral order in online gaming 99
- Impoliteness online 125
- The meta-conventionalisation and moral order of e-practices 149
- Contributors 174
- Index 177
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- (Im)politeness, morality and the internet 1
- The personal and/as the political 11
- Exploring the moral compass 37
- “Ya bloody drongo!!!” 67
- Impoliteness and the moral order in online gaming 99
- Impoliteness online 125
- The meta-conventionalisation and moral order of e-practices 149
- Contributors 174
- Index 177
