Kankana-Ey Expressions in the Context of Politeness Theory

Abstract

Every communication act relies heavily on courtesy expressions; therefore, learning the nuances of the language used in regular discourse is essential. The purpose of this descriptive-narrative study is to discover common utterances used by Kankana-ey in their daily conversation with the theory of politeness in pragmatics. Using Purposive sampling and triangulation, the researchers found nine Kankana-ey market sellers for the study. In the assessment of data, researchers used frequency counts and percentages. The study found that Kankana-ey, regardless of age or circumstances, employs polite words and phrases in every communication.