Among the macro-social factors investigated in variational pragmatics (VP), region has
received the most attention. To date, age-based differences have not been examined much …

Given the importance of complimenting and responding to compliments in everyday
interactions, several studies have investigated the strategies used to compliment and also to …

This study explored the pragmatic strategies that advanced L2 learners of Chinese
produced in greeting responses (GRs). Data were collected through roleplays and …

There has been ongoing research contrasting online vs. Face-To-Face (FTF) interactions for
more than a decade. This study fills the gap in the literature considering FTF vs. online …

Politeness is fundamental to social order production and social interaction precondition.
However, it is inevitable to encounter impoliteness in communication that could threaten a …

The present study examined gender-wise differences in the use of apology strategies
employed by Persian and American English interlocutors in two popular Persian and …

Refusals have proven to be problematic since they are the source of so many cross-cultural
misunderstandings in that they are face threatening acts, which require that the speaker …

This paper reports on naturally occurring compliment response (CR) in Persian. The data
includes natural compliments and compliment responses gathered from 123 Iranian …

This paper addressed the under-investigated question whether speech act moves can be
identified and classified in conversation by examining the content, positioning, and strategic …

This study investigates the initial encounters of 30 Thai senior citizens and the four Thai
musician-celebrity coaches in the blind auditions of" The Voice Senior Thailand season 1" …