Erving Goffman
The sociologist ‘Erving Goffman’ developed the theory
known as the face theory, it means that individuals have positive and negative
facial needs. Positive faces are associated with feeling valued and
appreciated, and negative face needs are the desire, to feel independent and not imposed upon. Deixis refers to words
and phrases that can’t fully be understood without additional contextual
information.
Politeness comes under the term of
semantics as it shows the meaning of the word, to use manners it shows your
gratefulness and how appreciative you are. Erving Goffman studied the theory
of Face.
Goffman, a sociologist who helped to explain society through
the everyday interactions of people. Who is known most for his study and
analysis of everyday human interactions, did not rely on any formal type of
scientific method to gather his data, instead he used the act of simple
observation to explain society. Goffman's research is fundamental in
understanding society's ideas, values, and beliefs through the behaviour of the
individual. It is through his findings that we can better understand
situational behaviour.
Interactionism views society as a framework of people living
in a world full of meaningful objects. These objects may be physical, actions,
relationships, or symbols. Interactionists believe that humans place a meaning
on all things to understand it.
Deixis are words and phrases that cannot be fully understood
without additional contextual language.
Person Deixis - I, me, you
Spatial Deixis – Here, there, left, right
Temporal Deixis – Now, then, today, tomorrow
Your research into the theories is good. Now apply these in your analysis.
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AJK