TYPES OF POLITENESS IN ENGLISH:LINGUISTIC ASPECTS AND PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS

Анотація

The paper focuses on the research of lexi cal and grammatical means of politeness as one of the universals
in language usage, which expresses the concern of the speaker for interlocutors in particular social contexts.
It considers four types of politeness as a linguistic phenomenon: showing the value and respect, softening t he
communication, assisting in creating the eff ect of a compliment, and deliberating elimination of the importance
of a request. In addition, the use of modal verbs and modal expressions are discussed. Furthermore, the paper
outlines the concept of linguistic politeness and discusses its interaction with sociocultural variables. Finally,
it describes the TALAS (Teaching and Learning Academic Subjects) web-application implemented in virtual
English classrooms, which is equipped with tools for working with well-organized interactive assignments
and contributes to acquiring knowledge on the linguistic means of expressing politeness.
Key words: politeness, linguistic unit, grammatical form, sociocultural variable, virtual environment,
web-application.