Indirect communication strategy

Return to list of articles
Doklady Bashkirskogo Universiteta. 2016. Volume 1. No. 2. pp. 419-422.

Authors

Morozkina Ye. A.
Bashkir State University
32 Zaki Validi st., 450076 Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia
Vildanova G. A.*
Birsk branch of Bashkir State University
10 Internatsional’naya st., 452453 Birsk, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia

Abstract

The article considers indirect communication from the perspective of pragmatics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, cognitive linguistics and ludic theory. Within the framework of diverse approaches presented, indirect communication is regarded as a universal strategy acting as means of negative and positive politeness, rational communicational strategy realized in the context of uncertain outcome, hedging and manipulative strategy and a creative tool of ludic communication.

Keywords

  • ndirect speech
  • strategy
  • politeness
  • hedging
  • manipulation
Return to list of articles