Geoffrey N. Leech’s Politeness Theory: The Example of the Novel Cevdet Bey and His Sons (Cevdet Bey ve Oğulları)

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Geoffrey N. Leech’s Politeness Theory: The Example of the Novel Cevdet Bey and His Sons (Cevdet Bey ve Oğulları)

Authors:

Cansu Uçar

Publisher:

Bursa Uludağ University

Main Topics:

Dilbilim (Diğer) | Yeni Türk Dili (Eski Anadolu | Osmanlı | Türkiye Türkçesi)

Journal:

Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.25 Issue 47, pp.593-609

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Article

Publication Date:

7/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

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2001323114

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2564-6834

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 The role of language is pivotal in creating and conveying a meaning besides understanding between individuals. Politeness, which plays this role, strengthens interpersonal interaction with subtle, respectful and thoughtful behaviors of the language and it ensures better transmission of meaning. Politeness research is a subfield of pragmatics that examines the interpretation of context and the meaning. Politeness was first searched by Robin Lakoff 1973. Grice 1975, in his approach to politeness called Conversational Implicatures; He emphasized that speakers often collaborate in communication. Geoffrey N. Leech 1983, who explained the principles of cooperation and extensively searched his own principles of politeness, also investigated the politeness principle and its principles of tact, humility, appreciation, generosity, compromise, sympathy. In this article, the six principles of Leechs politeness theory are taken as a basis and examples of the principles are identified in the novel Cevdet Bey and His Sons Cevdet Bey ve Oğulları. This study, based on Leechs principle of politeness and politeness, aims to understand the role and importance of politeness in this work, supported by examples from the novel Cevdet Bey and His Sons Cevdet Bey ve Oğulları. The novel is chosen as the main subject of the research which is considered as an important work in modern Turkish literature since the Nobel Prize-winning author examines the historical and cultural development of Türkiye in his work.

 The role of language is pivotal in creating and conveying a meaning besides understanding between individuals. Politeness, which plays this role, strengthens interpersonal interaction with subtle, respectful and thoughtful behaviors of the language and it ensures better transmission of meaning. Politeness research is a subfield of pragmatics that examines the interpretation of context and the meaning. Politeness was first searched by Robin Lakoff 1973. Grice 1975, in his approach to politeness called Conversational Implicatures; He emphasized that speakers often collaborate in communication. Geoffrey N. Leech 1983, who explained the principles of cooperation and extensively searched his own principles of politeness, also investigated the politeness principle and its principles of tact, humility, appreciation, generosity, compromise, sympathy. In this article, the six principles of Leechs politeness theory are taken as a basis and examples of the principles are identified in the novel Cevdet Bey and His Sons Cevdet Bey ve Oğulları. This study, based on Leechs principle of politeness and politeness, aims to understand the role and importance of politeness in this work, supported by examples from the novel Cevdet Bey and His Sons Cevdet Bey ve Oğulları. The novel is chosen as the main subject of the research which is considered as an important work in modern Turkish literature since the Nobel Prize-winning author examines the historical and cultural development of Türkiye in his work.

 The role of language is pivotal in creating and conveying a meaning besides understanding between individuals. Politeness, which plays this role, strengthens interpersonal interaction with subtle, respectful and thoughtful behaviors of the language and it ensures better transmission of meaning. Politeness research is a subfield of pragmatics that examines the interpretation of context and the meaning. Politeness was first searched by Robin Lakoff 1973. Grice 1975, in his approach to politeness called Conversational Implicatures; He emphasized that speakers often collaborate in communication. Geoffrey N. Leech 1983, who explained the principles of cooperation and extensively searched his own principles of politeness, also investigated the politeness principle and its principles of tact, humility, appreciation, generosity, compromise, sympathy. In this article, the six principles of Leechs politeness theory are taken as a basis and examples of the principles are identified in the novel Cevdet Bey and His Sons Cevdet Bey ve Oğulları. This study, based on Leechs principle of politeness and politeness, aims to understand the role and importance of politeness in this work, supported by examples from the novel Cevdet Bey and His Sons Cevdet Bey ve Oğulları. The novel is chosen as the main subject of the research which is considered as an important work in modern Turkish literature since the Nobel Prize-winning author examines the historical and cultural development of Türkiye in his work.

 Dilin rolü, bireyler arasında anlam ve anlayışın oluşturulması ve aktarılmasında önemlidir. Bu rolü üstlenen nezaket; dilin ince, saygılı ve düşünceli davranışlarıyla kişiler arası etkileşimi güçlendirerek anlamın daha iyi iletilmesini sağlar. Nezaket araştırmaları, bağlam ve anlamın yorumlanmasını inceleyen edim biliminin alt dallarından biridir. Nezaket ilk kez Robin Lakoff 1973 tarafından araştırılmıştır. Nezaket çalışmalarını geliştiren ve yüz olgusunu araştıran Brown ve Levinsondur 1987. Grice 1975, Konuşma Sezdirimleri adlı nezaket yaklaşımında; konuşmacıların iletişimde sıklıkla iş birliği yaptığını vurgulamıştır. İş birliği ilkelerini açıklayan ve kendi kibarlık ilkelerini kapsamlı şekilde araştıran Geoffrey N. Leech 1983, nezaket prensibi ve bu prensibin incelik, tevazu, takdir etme, cömertlik, uzlaşma, sempati ilkelerini incelemiştir. Bu makalede Leechin kibarlık kuramının altı ilkeleri temel alınmış ve bunun örnekleri belirlenen Cevdet Bey ve Oğulları romanında tespit edilmiştir. Araştırmanın nesnesi olarak seçilen roman, Nobel ödüllü yazar Türkiyenin tarihî ve kültürel gelişimini incelemesi nedeniyle modern Türk edebiyatında önemli bir eser olarak kabul edilmektedir.

Article Details

Geoffrey N. Leech’s Politeness Theory: The Example of the Novel Cevdet Bey and His Sons (Cevdet Bey ve Oğulları)

Authors:

Cansu Uçar

Publisher:

Bursa Uludağ University

Main Topics:

Dilbilim (Diğer) | Yeni Türk Dili (Eski Anadolu | Osmanlı | Türkiye Türkçesi)

Journal:

Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.25 Issue 47, pp.593-609

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001323114

pISSN:

2564-6834

pragmatics

Geoffrey N. Leech

politeness principles

politeness theory

Orhan Pamukedim bilimi

Geoffrey N. Leech

kibarlık ilkeleri

kibarlık kuramı

Orhan Pamuk

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Authors: Cansu Uçar

Publisher: Bursa Uludağ University

Main Topics: Dilbilim (Diğer) | Yeni Türk Dili (Eski Anadolu | Osmanlı | Türkiye Türkçesi)

Journal: Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.25 Issue 47, pp.593-609

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 7/2024

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001323114

pISSN: 2564-6834

Issues

Authors:

Cansu Uçar

Publisher:

Bursa Uludağ University

Main Topics:

Dilbilim (Diğer) | Yeni Türk Dili (Eski Anadolu | Osmanlı | Türkiye Türkçesi)

Journal:

Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.25 Issue 47, pp.593-609

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001323114

pISSN:

2564-6834