Peculiarities of concept «politeness» in Russian and English languages and its influence on forming foreign and cross-cultural competence

Abstract

The article in question represents the results of a practical research of various ways of expressing politeness in the Russian and English linguistic communicative cultures depending on the context and the country of residence of the English speaking respondents. An analysis is done of different approaches to defining politeness in Russian and in English on the basis of the cultural background. The results are contrasted and compared, explained and analyzed with the description of their cultural specifics and also their possible reasons. In conclusion the ways are explained that can be used in teaching foreign languages to secondary school and university students as a part of forming linguistic and intercultural competences.