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Autor/inn/en | Liao, Chao-chih; Bresnahan, Mary I. |
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Titel | A Contrastive Pragmatic Study on American English and Mandarin Refusal Strategies. |
Quelle | In: Language Sciences, 18 (1996) 3-4, S.703-27 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0388-0001 |
Schlagwörter | Business Education; College Students; Contrastive Linguistics; Cultural Context; Family Relationship; Females; Foreign Countries; Intercultural Communication; Mandarin Chinese; North American English; Peer Relationship; Pragmatics; Social Attitudes; Speech Acts; Taiwan |
Abstract | Using a questionnaire, this study investigates what representatives of the American English and Mandarin cultures say when they want to refuse a request. Findings stress the differences between the strategies of refusal such as expressing or avoiding an expression of a positive attitude, or giving external or personal reasons for refusing. (18 references) (Author/CK) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |