Face

Face

1. Facework

   • two points of view
     • defensive orientation
       • towards saving our own face
     • protective orientation
       • saving others face
     • can take both perspectives at the same time
       • we juggle
   • we can offend face
     • unintentionally
       • faux pas
       • gaffes
     • intentionally
       • spite
       • insults

2. FTA

   • Face Threatening acts
   • How to avoid them
     • use descretion
     • lie
       • You look great!
     • use indirect talk
       • hedge
       • give ceremonial treatment

3. politeness theory

   • we negotiate meaning and co-construct idenity
   • talk displays
     • our identity
     • the views of others
   • participants have 3 needs
     • (in talk)
     • 1) Transactionsal
       • - to share info - to meet out own goals
     • 2) Interpersonal
       • to protect others
     • 3) Intrapersonal
       • to gain a sense of self, self esteem and  the need to be wanted

4. Face has 2 aspects

   • negative face
     • - a persons desire to be unimpeded upon - free to choose for self
   • Positive Face
     • the desire to be approved of

5. 4 strategies when performing FTAs

   • 1) FTA - performed badly (bald on record)
     • - no attempt to acknowledge the hearers face - No attempt at fave saving
     • no face saving
   • 2) FTA - performed orienting to another's positive face
     • - shows you recognize the adressess desire to be respected. 
     • positive politeness strategy
   • 3) FTA - performed orienting to negative face
     • somewhat indirect  - speaker recognizes the imposition
     • negative politeness theory
   • 4) Off record, indirect.
     • passive agressive - imbedded FTA

6. Measuring FTA's

   • Weightness equation
     • WFTA = P(S/H) + SD (S-H)=rx
   • make scale: 0-10