La respuesta al agradecimiento en la comedia de Plauto y Terencio

This paper aims to be a contribution to the analysis of the expression of linguistic politeness in Latin. As a continuation of a previous study (Unceta Gómez, 2010), I examine the responses given to gratitude expressions, an intrinsically polite speech act, in the comedies of Plautus and Terence, wh...

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Published in:	Pallas (Toulouse, France) Vol. 102; no. 102; pp. 229 - 236
Main Author:	Unceta Gómez, Luis
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English French
Published:	Presses universitaires du Midi 21-11-2016
Subjects:	dialogue politeness response speech act
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Summary:	This paper aims to be a contribution to the analysis of the expression of linguistic politeness in Latin. As a continuation of a previous study (Unceta Gómez, 2010), I examine the responses given to gratitude expressions, an intrinsically polite speech act, in the comedies of Plautus and Terence, which form an optimal corpus for this kind of analysis. Given the limited number and the degree of elaboration of this kind of expressions, “thanks” responses can be considered in this corpus a markedly polite speech act, typical of the upper class.
ISSN:	0031-0387 2272-7639
DOI:	10.4000/pallas.3716