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【Abstract】As human beings， communication is a fundamental skill for everyone to master. So learning to communicate politely is a cornerstone for the interpersonal communication. In order to create a successful communication between the addressed and addressee， the politeness principle should come into service. So this study intends to explore the usage of politeness principle in the teleplay this is us， expecting to give some indications for the communicators in daily life.
【Key Words】communication； politeness principle； maxims
【作者簡介】刘兰（1994-），女，汉族，湖北黄冈人，研究生，海南大学，研究方向：外国语言学及应用语言学。
1. Introduction
This article studies the America TV series entitled This is us. It is to give a clarification on the application of the Politeness Principle in this TV series， which makes readers have a full-scaled understanding about the usage of the Politeness Principle. All the materials are collected by note-taking technique and then analyzed descriptively with the Politeness Principle. After the analysis finished， the researcher found that the Politeness Principle was used frequently in the utterance materials， covering many maxims of politeness principle. Furthermore， the utterances among the characters not only includes the usage of maxims， but also considering the social distance between the addressed and addressee， and the formality of the situation to avoid embarrassment and create a comfortable environment for communicators.
2. Studies on Politeness Principle
2.1 The Definition of Politeness Principle
Politeness is expressed as the practical application of good manners or etiquette（Sondang M，
【Key Words】communication； politeness principle； maxims
【作者簡介】刘兰（1994-），女，汉族，湖北黄冈人，研究生，海南大学，研究方向：外国语言学及应用语言学。
1. Introduction
This article studies the America TV series entitled This is us. It is to give a clarification on the application of the Politeness Principle in this TV series， which makes readers have a full-scaled understanding about the usage of the Politeness Principle. All the materials are collected by note-taking technique and then analyzed descriptively with the Politeness Principle. After the analysis finished， the researcher found that the Politeness Principle was used frequently in the utterance materials， covering many maxims of politeness principle. Furthermore， the utterances among the characters not only includes the usage of maxims， but also considering the social distance between the addressed and addressee， and the formality of the situation to avoid embarrassment and create a comfortable environment for communicators.
2. Studies on Politeness Principle
2.1 The Definition of Politeness Principle
Politeness is expressed as the practical application of good manners or etiquette（Sondang M，