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A face threatening act is an act that inherently damages the face of the addressee or the speaker by acting in opposition to the wants and desires of the other. Face threatening acts can be verbal (using words/language), paraverbal (conveyed in the characteristics of speech such as tone , inflection , etc.), or non-verbal (facial expression, etc.).
Face is problematic when identities are questioned. Example: Questioning someone's position or place in a group setting can create face-threatening situations. Differences in individualistic vs. collectivistic and small vs. large power distance cultures profoundly shape face management.
Whether an interlocuter is able to maintain face or not, reveals his or her interpersonal communication competence. The use of stereotypes in intercultural conversations often results from the ignorance of each other's culture; the application of stereotypes, however, is face threatening. Being able to manage the resulting tensions, is part of ...
Positive face: Refers to everyone’s desire to be accepted, appreciated, and liked by others. A positive face-threatening act is something that makes someone feel "unappreciated." For instance, openly criticizing someone’s actions. Negative face: Refers to each person’s wish to have autonomy, independence, and freedom from imposition.
Face-threatening act, damaging someone's self esteem; Failure to appear, non-appearance when summoned to a court etc.; Fault tree analysis, system analysis methodology; FTA paper (Fast Technology for Analysis (of nucleic acids)) is chemically treated to allow for the rapid isolation of pure DNA in room temperature stable condition, suitable for archival
The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE or the Access Act, Pub. L. No. 103-259, 108 Stat. 694) (May 26, 1994, 18 U.S.C. § 248) is a United States law that was signed by President Bill Clinton in May 1994, which prohibits the following three things: (1) the use of physical force, threat of physical force, or physical obstruction to intentionally injure, intimidate, interfere with ...
Threatening or threatening behavior (or criminal threatening behavior) is the crime of intentionally or knowingly putting another person in fear of bodily injury. [ 3 ] Some of the more common types of threats forbidden by law are those made with an intent to obtain a monetary advantage or to compel a person to act against their will .
Negative face is "the basic claim to territories, personal preserves, rights to non-distraction—i.e., to freedom of action and freedom from imposition" In human interactions, people are often forced to threaten either an addressee's positive and/or negative face, and so there are various politeness strategies to mitigate those face ...