https://ejournal.uiidalwa.ac.id/index.php/literaturia <p data-path-to-node="3"><strong>Literaturia: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching </strong>(E-ISSN: <a href="https://issn.perpusnas.go.id/terbit/detail/20260414041652806" target="_blank" rel="noopener">3125-0181</a>) is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal dedicated to the publication of research and theoretical articles in the field of language studies. The journal is published twice a year, in April and October, by the Lembaga Pengembangan Penelitian, Pengabdian, dan Publikasi (LP4) Universitas Islam Internasional Darullughah Wadda'wah, Pasuruan.</p> <p data-path-to-node="4">As an academic platform, Literaturia provides a forum for academics, researchers, and practitioners to share ideas, empirical findings, and perspectives regarding language functions and pedagogy. The journal’s scope is centered on four primary pillars: Linguistics (covering formal, social, and computational aspects), Literature and Cultural Studies (including literary criticism and sufi literature), Language Teaching and Pedagogy (focusing on methodologies, curriculum, and assessment), and Interdisciplinary Language Studies (such as translation and digital literacy).</p> <p data-path-to-node="5">Literaturia is committed to bridging the gap between theory and practice within language studies. By disseminating original research that explores both classical perspectives and contemporary developments, the journal aims to contribute to the advancement of linguistics, literature, and language education.</p> Lembaga Pengembangan Penelitian, Pengabdian, dan Publikasi en-US Literaturia: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching 3125-0181 https://ejournal.uiidalwa.ac.id/index.php/literaturia/article/view/5469 <p>This study investigates the politeness strategies employed by English-speaking influencers when responding to public conflicts on Instagram and X. Using a qualitative digital discourse analysis, the study examined 180 public posts and related responses produced by 12 influencers between January 2022 and December 2024. The data were classified according to Brown and Levinson’s framework into positive politeness, negative politeness, off-record, and bald-on-record strategies, while the analysis also considered platform affordances and sociopragmatic factors. The findings show that positive politeness was the most frequently used strategy, accounting for 42.3% of the data, followed by off-record strategies at 28.9%, negative politeness at 18.6%, and bald-on-record strategies at 10.2%. Instagram tended to support more elaborated, emotionally framed, and community-oriented responses, whereas X encouraged more concise, direct, and publicly contested communication. Strategy selection was influenced by social distance, relative power, the seriousness of the conflict, audience expectations, and reputational risk. The study concludes that politeness in influencer conflict responses functions not merely as linguistic courtesy but as a strategic resource for face management, identity negotiation, trust restoration, and digital reputation repair.</p> Basma Fathimah Az-Zahra Nurfithri Nurfithri Copyright (c) 2026 Basma Fathimah Az-Zahra, Nurfithri Nurfithri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 2026-07-12 2026-07-12 1 2 46 60 10.38073/literaturia.v1i2.5469