Refusal strategies in English by Malay University students.

Refusals, like other speech acts, occur in all languages. According to Searle (1969), all linguistic communication involves the production of speech acts, such as offering apologies, asking questions, making promises, or refusing. The speech act of refusal has been looked at by many researchers. How...

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Main Authors: Hiba Qusay Abdul Sattar (Author), Salasiah Che Lah (Author), Raja Rozina Raja Suleiman (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit UKM, 2011-09.
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