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• Face-threatening act
  ...rer's face]], and they may threaten either [[positive face]] or [[negative face]]. ...TAs which threaten the hearer’s face and FTAs which threaten the speaker’s face.
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• Politeness strategy
  ...egy''' is a strategy that is used to prevent a violation of the hearer's [[face]]. ...s that he/she expresses an utterance while trying to counteract a possible face damage of the hearer. This way, the person uses politeness to soften the FT
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• Irony
  ...95: 297). These findings support the fact that the concepts of politeness, face, maintaining social relationship as well as humor are to be seen in close c ...holding the door.'' (uttered to a person who just slammed the door in your face)
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