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ERIC Number: EJ532576
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0388-0001
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A Contrastive Pragmatic Study on American English and Mandarin Refusal Strategies.
Liao, Chao-chih; Bresnahan, Mary I.
Language Sciences, v18 n3-4 p703-27 Jan-Apr 1996
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)
Descriptors: Business Education, College Students, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Context, Family Relationship, Females, Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication, Males, Mandarin Chinese, North American English, Peer Relationship, Pragmatics, Social Attitudes, Speech Acts
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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