Aladdin Characters' Politeness Strategies Revealed: Impact on Social Relationships
The term-paper explores how politeness strategies are used by the main characters in the Aladdin movie. The researchers analyzed the characters' conversations to identify the types of politeness strategies used and the factors influencing their choices. The main characters in Aladdin employed various politeness strategies, such as Off-Record, Negative Politeness, Positive Politeness, and Bald on Record. Positive Politeness was the most frequently used strategy, as the characters aimed to be liked and build close relationships. Social variables like social distance, relative power, and imposition rank influenced the characters' politeness choices.