Developing a Pragmatic Quintuple Rating Scale of Dialogic Civility
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31150/ajshr.v3i2.860Keywords:
looks, praxis, dialogic, pragmaticallyAbstract
This study looks at how the praxis of dialogic civility can pragmatically be rated on a quintuple scale. Its purpose is to develop a systematic measure for dialogic civility by developing a pragmatic quintuple rating scale of dialogic civility (PQRSDC). In this study, dialogic civility is seen as a communicative pragmatic praxis in everyday communication. Further, by applying this rating scale to legal contexts, the study contributes to the methodological development of pragmatics, as far as dialogic civility is concerned. The analysis shows how the pragmatic quintuple rating scale of dialogic civility plays a part in the choice of the pragmatic strategies used by interlocutors in their interaction. This study, thereby, suggests that dialogic civility can be a resource for indexing the degree of social distance between interlocutors.
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