Linguistic impoliteness among Russian speakers in anonymous Internet communication

Baev Evgeniy Vladimirovich

This article is devoted to the study of impolite communication in conditions of complete anonymity. The types of anonymity that are encountered in communications in the Internet environment are described, and the criteria for identifying the type of anonymity that are of interest in connection with the study of impoliteness are formulated. The main patterns of forming face-threatning acts in conditions of anonymity are outlined. Study also describes what speech strategies of impoliteness are based on the anonymity of communication.

Keywords:linguistic (im)politeness, speech aggression, the factor of anonymity in communication, anonymous communication, face-threatning acts.