
handle: 10197/25598
English abstract: This article discusses the phrase ἀγαθός περ ἐών which occurs five times in Homer's Iliad (1. 131, 1. 275, 15. 185, 19. 155, and, in the dative, 24. 53). It argues that it is positively polite (in the terminology of Brown and Levinson 1987) in all five cases. It distinguishes between positive politeness and ‘internal verbal mismatch’, and argues that relatively perfunctory politeness may be acceptable in formal adversarial contexts in which disagreement and criticism are sanctioned. Mock politeness in Homer is more often a case of ‘external’ mismatch, whereby “the context projected by a behaviour mismatches the context of use” (Culpeper 2011: 155). Two examples from the Odyssey are discussed, which reinforce Culpeper’s explanation of how mock politeness achieves its effect. Italian absract: Questo articolo discute l’espressione ἀγαθός περ ἐών che ricorre cinque volte nell’Iliade (1. 131, 1. 275, 15. 185, 19. 155, e, al dativo, 24. 53) e sostiene che essa esprime positive politeness (nella terminologia di Brown - Levinson 1987) in tutti e cinque i casi. Il contributo distingue tra positive politeness e internal verbal mismatch, e cerca di mostrare come una politeness relativamente “superficiale” può essere accettabile in contesti formali agonistici nei quali sono ammesse espressioni di disaccordo e di critica. In Omero la mock politeness è più spesso un caso di external mismatch, in cui “il contesto evocato da un comportamento produce una discrepanza rispetto al contesto d’uso” (Culpeper 2011, p. 155). Vengono discussi due esempi tratti dall’Odissea, che supportano la spiegazione proposta da Culpeper sul modo in cui la mock politeness ottiene il suo effetto.
Verbal mismatch, Homer, Mock politeness, Politeness theory
Verbal mismatch, Homer, Mock politeness, Politeness theory
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