Marriage, Conflict, and Communication: Pragmatic Inquiry into Impoliteness in the Marital Relationship

Authors

  • Shan Shan Li School of Foreign Languages Hebei Normal University for Nationalities
  • Ying Qi Wu School of Foreign Languages Hebei Normal University for Nationalities

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18326/register.v16i1.24-48

Keywords:

impoliteness, marital relationship, conflict, TV mediation program, Pragmatics

Abstract

The issue of impoliteness has long been a matter of interest in linguistic investigations. Considerable research has been conducted to uncover factors and features regarding the realizations of impoliteness in multiple social contexts. This study engages in a pragmatic inquiry into impoliteness in the marital relationship. The data of this study consisted of a TV episode from one famous on-site mediation reality program in China. Primarily drawing on Bousfield’s (2008) model of impoliteness realizations, this study used a qualitative approach to examine the means by which the couple in a marital relationship causes face-attacking effects and ultimately arouses conflicts. The primary findings of this study indicate that couples might struggle with various communicative challenges. A problematic marital relationship tends to be signaled in some practices of impoliteness. This study has identified thirteen realizations of impoliteness linguistically and behaviorally that indicate gender variations concerning the couple’s frequent impoliteness practices.      

Author Biographies

Shan Shan Li, School of Foreign Languages Hebei Normal University for Nationalities

Shan Shan LI is currently an undergraduate student majoring in English Language Studies at the School of Foreign Languages, Hebei Normal University for Nationalities. Her research interests include social linguistics and pragmatics. Her new article will appear in SSCI-indexed and AHCI-indexed journal NAMES: A Journal of Onomastics.  

Ying Qi Wu, School of Foreign Languages Hebei Normal University for Nationalities

Ying Qi WU holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, University of Malaya. He is currently a senior lecturer at School of Foreign Languages, Hebei Normal University for Nationalities, Chengde, China. His research interests are identity construction, sociolinguistics and discourse analysis. His recent studies are published in SSCI-index and ESCI-index journals such as Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, GEMA-Online Journal of Language Studies, JATI-Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Issues in Language Studies, etc. His new articles will appear in SSCI-indexed and AHCI-indexed journals NAMES: A Journal of Onomastics and English Today.

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Published

2023-04-26

How to Cite

Li, S. S., & Wu, Y. Q. (2023). Marriage, Conflict, and Communication: Pragmatic Inquiry into Impoliteness in the Marital Relationship . Register Journal, 16(1), 24–48. https://doi.org/10.18326/register.v16i1.24-48

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2023): REGISTER JOURNAL

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