A contrastive pragmatic study on American English and Mandarin refusal strategies

Language Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 703-727

  Liao, Chao Chih ^a   Bresnahan, Mary I ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

ANOVA; Chi square test; Collectivism; Formulaic expression; Individualism; Intercultural; Politeness; Quantitative study; Refusal; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008725315     PISSN: 03880001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0388-0001(96)00043-5     Document Type: Article

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