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Cohen, Andrew D.; Olshtain, Elite – 1992
A study is reported that describes ways in which nonnative speakers assess, plan, and execute speech acts in certain situations. The subjects, 15 advanced English foreign-language learners, were given 6 speech act situations (two apologies, two complaints, and two requests) in which they were to role play along with a native speaker. The…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Language Patterns, Language Processing
Eslamirasekh, Zohreh – 1993
This study compared patterns in the requests of native Persian-speakers (n=50) and native speakers of American English (n=52) under the same social constraints. Students were undergraduate students in their native countries. Data were gathered by controlled elicitation (open questionnaire) and coded for degree of directness. Results show the…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Cross Cultural Studies