Part 1: Introduction -- Part 2: Summarized argument -- Part 3: The argument: Intuitive bases and derivative definitions -- Part 4: On the nature of the model -- Part 5: Realizations of politeness strategies in language -- Part 5: Positive politesess -- Part 6: Derivative hypotheses -- Part 7: Sociological implications -- Part 8: Implications for language studies -- Part 9: Conclusions