Verbal cordiality and politeness

Abstract

In our daily conversations, cordiality and politeness are part of the verbal and non­verbal interactions which constitute social actions and behaviour. With Grice's principles and Haverkate's politeness maxims, as a starting point, the author relates politeness to cordiality and confers them a democratic dimension as well as one of civility. How to reference this article: Villa Mejía, V. (1999). La Cordialidad y la Cortesía Verbales. Íkala. 4 (1-2), pp. 14 – 32

Keywords

• Cordiality
• politeness
• social interaction
• alterity
• democracy.