Ebinehita Priscillia IZILEIN

This study examines the impoliteness strategies employed by Lagos bus conductors in their interactions with their passengers while boarding and inside the bus. We will be looking at their reaction, behavior in regards to these strategies being used. For analyzing this research, we will be making use of private videos on YouTube, twitter and nairaland. This study shows that the most commonly used impoliteness strategies in conductor- passenger interaction is bald-on- record impoliteness,withholding
impoliteness, positive and negative impoliteness. This research also shows that the affective and coercive impoliteness function is mostly used. These strategies are used to frighten, intimidate and compel the passengers into doing what they want.