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Hong, Chi-yin – Research-publishing.net, 2012
This study explores how low- and intermediate-level English learners manage face threats in MSN conversations. The effects of the addressee's status are also studied. Forty English learners, who were further divided into beginner and intermediate groups according to their English proficiency, participated in this study. Based on six offensive…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Mediated Communication, Discourse Analysis, Discourse Modes