Resumen de A comparison between taarof in Persian and limao in Chinese

Minoo Asdjodi

• This paper will de®ne ``politeness'' and discuss the ``politeness'' model from the viewpoint of Brown and Levinson (1987). This will be followed by an introduction to the history of ta'arof in Persian and limao in Chinese. In the next stage of the study, there will be a qualitative analysis, ethnography of communication, to closely compare the two concepts. Finally, the writer will present the similarities and di€erences between ta'arof and limao.