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In this chapter role playing is discussed and exemplified in its application to politeness research. Roleplays are simulations of real-life communicative events under controlled conditions in which participants are required to play a role, which is more or less familiar to them (teacher, policeman, etc.). Hence, it is a data collection tool that requires production by an informant, usually on the basis of categories predefined by the researcher. The participants are presented with a scenario and are asked to impersonate their roles, following the instructions provided for their conversation.
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Landone, E. (2022). Role Playing. In: Methodology in Politeness Research. Advances in (Im)politeness Studies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09161-2_13
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