... silences .- Body language such as eye contact, facial expressions, gestures .- Environmental language.5. Organization of the studyThe study is divided into 3 parts :Part A: Introduction This part introduces ... the discrepancy between H’s own desired self- image and the self- image presented in the FTA either blatantly or tacitly (Brown &Levinson, 1 987 : 7 7- 78) .According to them, the three variables ... studied by a number of pragmaticists such as Leech (1 983 ), Brown & Levinson (1 983 , 1 987 ), Thomas (1995) and LoCastro (2003). Leech (1 983 : 1 08) believes that one can increase the degree of politeness...