Open AccessVerbal Aggressiveness in Communication in Media and Online. A Case Study of the TV Cooking Show »Spread«
Author(s) -
Jindříška Svobodová,
Eva Nováková
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bohemistyka
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.11
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2956-4425
pISSN - 1642-9893
DOI - 10.14746/bo.2019.4.1
Subject(s) - politeness , psychology , czech , construct (python library) , social psychology , nonverbal communication , social media , face negotiation theory , face (sociological concept) , face to face , linguistics , communication , computer science , philosophy , epistemology , world wide web , programming language
The paper discusses verbal aggressiveness and (im)politeness in media and online communication. The analysis focuses on transcriptions of communicative acts by participants of the TV reality Spread! ("Prostřeno!", a Czech version of the programme Come Dine with me) and viewers' comments in related online discussions.
The analysis indicated that the use of face-threatening acts was determined by a type of communicative interaction and interlocutors' social roles. Striving to construct a positive self-image, the participants in the show did not take the risk of losing their face due to usage of derogatory or vulgar expressions in face-to-face inter- actions.
The anonymous online discussions, on the contrary, did not pose any risk for the positive faces of the speakers; therefore, the interlocutors showed clear tendency to either appreciate and support, or attack the contestants as well as other speakers.