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ERIC Number: EJ491195
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-1041-679X
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Pragmatics of Interaction: Expressing Thanks in a Second Language.
Hinkel, Eli
Applied Language Learning, v5 n1 p73-91 1994
This study investigated whether 199 advanced nonnative speakers of English attending Ohio State University judged the appropriateness of speech acts of giving thanks in ways similar to those of native speakers. The results showed that speakers of Chinese, Indonesian, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, and Arabic ranked expressions of thanks differently than native speakers. (Contains 35 references.) (MDM)
Descriptors: College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Higher Education, Language Usage, Native Speakers, Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Speech Acts
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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