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Politeness and characterisation

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Politeness and characterisation

Task D – Turns 7-10

Try to characterise what is happening in terms of politeness theory in turns 7-10 (reproduced below), and what this tell us about the characters (we also reproduce turn 6, to help contextualise 7-10):

6. JEEVES	(interrupting) You are possibly unaware, sir, that your entry into this room constitutes a trespass?
7. CAPTAIN:	That be damned. When you're chasing crooks -
8. JEEVES:	Crooks?
9. CAPTAIN:	People who take your money and don't pay what they owe are crooks. And we don't stand on ceremony with them in Kuala Lumpur.
10. JEEVES:	You appear to be under some misapprehension. If you have any business with his lordship, will you kindly state it briefly and at once?

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