The use of Terms of Address Keeping with the Politeness Principle in the Selected Fictions of Manju Kapur
| International Journal of Humanities and Social Science |
| © 2018 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal |
| Volume 5 Issue 2 |
| Year of Publication : 2018 |
| Authors : Mr.Tukaram Salunkkhe |
10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V5I2P109
How to Cite?
Mr.Tukaram Salunkkhe, "The use of Terms of Address Keeping with the Politeness Principle in the Selected Fictions of Manju Kapur," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 39-42, 2018. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V5I2P109
Abstract:
Our social relation is determined on the basis of what and how we say something in our day-to-day interaction. There are number of factors that influence our use of terms of address in social situations. The use of etiquettes in our communication definitely reflects the politeness in the conversation. These etiquettes are nothing but the proper use of terms of address between interlocutor and interlocutee in communication. Off course, these terms of address differ from culture to culture in the society. These terms of address are a kind of rules of social conduct to maintain our relationship and show respect for each other. The article presents how the terms of address are used by characters in Manju Kapur’s fictions, keeping in mind their personal relationship with the elders and others. The fiction of Manju Kapur has delineated characters and situations in the social atmosphere of mostly the Northern India. In the Indian community in this region, the families presented are mostly joint families, and the use of terms of address acquires importance as they mark distance in relationship, age, etc. There is hierarchy of relationship here ranging from grandfather, grandmother to uncle, mother, elder sister, elder brother, etc. Mother is an intimate relation for the children, so the son or daughter may simply say ‘Ma’, but otherwise there is a strict protocol in the use of the terms of address to avoid hard feeling or being called manner less. We see how the characters in Manju Kapur’s fiction obey the observance of this protocol in their interaction with the elders.
Keywords:
Hierarchy, Intimacy, Honorific, Rhetorical, Migrate, Generic.
References:
[1] Kapur, Manju 1998 Difficult Daughters, Faber and Faber Ltd., London
[2] Kapur, Manju. 2007 Home, Random House India.
[3] Kapur, Manju. 2010 The Immigrant, Random House India.
[4] Kapur, Manju. 2012 Custody, Random House India, London, UK.