LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 12 : 6 June 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

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Looking into Face: A Pragmatic Appraisal of Public Self-image

Dnyaneshwar Suryawanshi, M. A., Ph.D. Candidate
Panjabrao Ronge, M.Phil., Ph.D.

Abstract

Face is our public self-image through which we incessantly project ourselves as a better and considerate human being. In the design of face deference, demeanor, and camaraderie have a crucial importance. We try to create and maintain our face in terms of facework. This facework is undertaken by means of avoidance and a corrective process. We tend to avoid those encounters which may threaten our face. The corrective process is adopted after the face loss through the phases including challenge, offering, acceptance and thanks. Our poise too is a way to lessen the impact of face threat. Some people avoid public contacts by the fear of possible threat to their face. While doing face-work, cooperation among interlocutors plays a vital role. The face saving and face threatening acts help us understand various nuances of face.

Keywords: Face, face-work, face saving acts, face threatening acts, negative/positive face, deference, demeanor, camaraderie, politeness, savior-faire, mianzi, lian

Face – Public Self-image

In pragmatics, "face" is the public self-image of individuals. Every individual tries to be projected as a better human being with the help of various individual qualities and abstract entities such as self-esteem, respect, honor, reputation, recognition, approbation, etc. It's a ceaseless human enterprise to build public-opinion and the image of self. So, human beings have been trying to create and maintain face since his1 existence. However, face of others is equally preserved expecting them to preserve ours.

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Dnyaneshwar Suryawanshi, Ph.D. Candidate
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Vivekanand Arts, Sardar Dalipsingh Commerce & Science College
Aurangabad 431005
Maharashtra
India
dssurya@gmail.com

Panjabrao Ronge, Ph.D.
Principal
Arts and Commerce College
Madha 413209
Dist. Solapur
Maharashtra
India
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