The objective of this study is to examine the similarities and differences in the realization
patterns and the perceptions of refusals by educated, male native speakers of Mexican …

The performance of speech acts varies widely across cultures due to differences in values,
communicative norms and traditions as well as politeness strategies. This can cause …

The aim of this paper is to present an open typology of refusal strategies which may be
employed in the analysis of refusal performance from a discourse approach. We will first …

Complaint is intrinsically an abusive act which tends to offend the complainees. In spite of
this complainers could consider politeness when they still intend to maintain a good …

The purpose of the present study is to examine a) how lower-intermediate and
upperintermediate level Turkish learners of English-as-a-foreign language (EFL) realize …

The aim of this study was to explore pragmalinguistic strategies employed by a group of
Iranian English language learners when making refusals to invitations, requests, offers and …

While the role of pragmatic skills in a foreign or second language has been receiving
increased attention both from a research and a language teaching perspective, there is still …

The aim of this study was to investigate the speech act of refusal performed by native
Persian and English speakers with respect to linguistic devices. The study was conducted in …

This study investigated instances of Persian genuine and ostensible (ritual) refusals
produced in response to genuine offers and invitations. The data was collected through …

One of the challenges brought about by intercultural communication is the cross-cultural
understanding of what is meant by what is said in another culture. Performing a given …