Cross-cultural linguistic politeness : misunderstanding between Arabs and British speakers of English
This research investigates misunderstanding between Arabs and native speakers of English in verbal interaction. It examines the factors that might influence understanding and interpretations of politeness in interactants' linguistic utterances at the cultural and contextual levels. Its main arg...
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Sheffield Hallam University
2007
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.441513 |