Asking for Permission vs. Making Requests Strategies Chosen by Japanese Speakers of English /

Asking for Permission vs. Making Requests [electronic resource] : Strategies Chosen by Japanese Speakers of English / Hisae Niki and Hiroko Tajika.

This study investigated differences between communication norms in English and Japanese in a unique situation in which the speech acts of "asking for permission" and "requesting" merge. Focus was on the pair-verbs "borrow" and "lend." Subjects were 26 native s...

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Main Author: Niki, Hisae
Other Authors: Tajika, Hiroko
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1994.
Subjects:
Comparative Analysis.
English (Second Language)
Foreign Countries.
Interpersonal Communication.
Japanese.
Language Patterns.
Language Research.
Language Usage.
Linguistic Theory.
Native Speakers.
Pragmatics.
Second Language Learning.
Second Languages.
Sociocultural Patterns.

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