Some Consideration on First-order and Second-order Politeness(English Linguistics and Literature)

Abstract

This paper tries to clarify what first-order and second-order politeness mean. I claim that some part of first-order politeness, not all, can become second-order politeness, when it has to do with pragmatics, and that first-order politeness and second-order politeness are sometimes overlapped. I also maintain that first-order politeness is not totally separated from scientific research, and that first-order politeness which can become second-order politeness is important in scientific research.