Analysis of Netizens Linguistic Politeness in the Comment Section of Posts about Naturalised Players on the TikTok

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Netizens largely uphold politeness norms, despite an informal commenting tone.
Findings categorize comments into criticism, questions, support, and expressions of identity.
The study employs Brown and Levinson’s politeness theory and Labov’s sociolinguistic framework.
Research contributes to digital pragmatics by integrating politeness theory with sociolinguistics.

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Descriptive qualitative analysis reveals netizens' politeness strategies in TikTok comments, indicating social identity reflections.

Al-Hakim et al. (2025) studied this question.

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