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CHAPTER 4 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK language, the language of power and authority, Hindi is the unofficial language, and Kashmiri is the language of intimacy of the Kashmiri minority. Mitigating a face-threatening act is the most optimally achieved by gaining authority and/ or control in the situation. As English is the power of authority, the switch to English (line 1) complies with Face as well as with Power, rendering it a more optimal candidate than the monolingual Hindi or the code-switch to Kashmiri. The switch to English violates Solidarity, but as has been pointed out previously, Solidarity ranks below Power, so it does not conflict with the English code-switched candidate. In sum, the optimal candidate, the switch to English, the actual surface realization complies with Face and Power, violating Solidarity. The second most successful candidate, the switch to Kashmiri, also complies with Face, but it violates Power. If the output complies with Face and Power, while the second most successful candidate complies with Face but violates Power, then adopting an algorithmic way of thinking, Face must outrank Power. Tableau 5: Interaction of FACE, POWER and SOLIDARITY (FACE >> POWER >> SOLIDARITY) Candidates FAITH | PERSPECTIVE | FACE | POWER | SOLIDARITY — (a) "mujhe paise kii kabhii zarurat paRhegii, I will ask B” * ‘When I need money, I will ask B.’ (b) mujhe paise kii kabhii zarurat paRhegii, #1 ba pratsh B-as (c) mujhe paise kii kabhii zarurat paRhegii, main B-se maang luuNgaa #1 Relying on the empirical data provided above, the ranking of constraints visà-vis one another can be computed as follows: POWER >> SOLIDARITY [Example 14] FAITH >> POWER [Example 15] PERSPECTIVE >> POWER [Example 16] FACE >> POWER [Example 17] + 72e
