Not to be impolite, but this is war: How the impolite strategy of challenge is utilised and countered in debates between atheists and Christians

Aleksandra Górska



Anna Drogosz

Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski, Olsztyn



Abstract

W artykule analizowane są wybrane debaty między chrześcijanami i ateistami/
ewolucjonistami z punktu widzenia strategii niegrzeczności i kontrstrategii.


Keywords:

impoliteness analysis, challenge strategy, WAR metaphor, debates


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Published
2019-12-27

Cited by

Górska, A., & Drogosz, A. (2019). Not to be impolite, but this is war: How the impolite strategy of challenge is utilised and countered in debates between atheists and Christians. Prace Językoznawcze, 19(4), 65–77. Retrieved from https://czasopisma.uwm.edu.pl/index.php/pj/article/view/4868

Aleksandra Górska 

Anna Drogosz 
Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski, Olsztyn