Why are you late?: cross-cultural pragmatic study of complaints in American English and Ukrainian

This article examines culture-specific differences in the way a sample of native speakers of American English and Ukrainian make a complaint to their friends. The communication behaviour of both groups of respondents is analyzed within the models of their respective cultures. The research...

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Main Author: Prykarpatska, Iryna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Alicante 2008-11-01
Series:Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses
Online Access:https://raei.ua.es/article/view/2008-n21-why-are-you-late-cross-cultural-pragmatic-study-of-complaints-in-american-english-and-ukrainian