Abstract: | Politeness, as a social behavior norm, plays a pivotal role in people's daily comnmnieation. In politeness-related re- searches, most scholars mainly linger over the reference, applica- tion and validation of its definilion. This paper makes a detailed introduction to the emergence and development of politeness principle, briefly explores the shortcomings of Leeeh's politeness principle, and inlerprets lhe relativity of politeness in aeeordanee with the application of politeness prineiple in practical life. |