Definitions and Im/polite

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From The Free Dictionary by Farlex - Collins English Dictionary

po·lite (p-lt)
adj. po·lit·er, po·lit·est
1. Marked by or showing consideration for others, tact, and observance of accepted social usage.
2. Refined; elegant: polite society.

Brown and Levinson (1978)Politeness "as a complex system for softening face threats".

Leech (l980) Politeness is "strategic conflict avoicdance" which "can be measured in terms of the degree of effort put into the avoidance of a conflict situation".

Sifianou (1992) Politeness is "the set of coail values which instructs interactants to consider each other by satisfying shared expectations".

Robin Lakoff (1975)"Politeness is developed by societies in order to reduce friction in personal interaction".

Arndt and Janney (1985) politeness is "interpersonal supportiveness".

Ide (1989) Politeness is "language associated with smooth communication".

Hill et al (1986) Politeness is "one of the constraints on human interaction, whose purpose is to consider others' feelings, establish levels of mutual of mutual comfort and promote rapport".