The politeness strategies employed by Asian and Western social media influencers

• Main Authors: Noor Azam, Nur Qamarina, Badaruddin, Zuraidar, Ismail, Marina, Rashid Ali, Farrah Diebaa, Md Supie, Hawa Syamsina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: UiTM Press 2024
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); PE English; PI Oriental languages and literatures
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/114850/1/114850_The%20politeness%20strategies.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/114850/; https://journal.uitm.edu.my/ojs/index.php/IJ/article/view/2306
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Politeness strategies play a vital role in communication in order to avoid any conflicts or offending other people’s feelings. Showing good manners and uttering good words are extremely important in Islam. This is in line with the Prophet Muhammad’s teaching for his followers to be kind and speak co...