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Politeness and Speech Acts in Cross-Cultural Youtube Interview Discourse: A Comparative Study of Thai and Chinese Hosts and Guests

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Chamaipak Maiklad; Kanokporn Numtong – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2025

This study investigates how cultural norms influence English language communication by examining speech acts and politeness strategies in informal digital discourse. Focusing on ten YouTube interviews--five from Thailand's KND Studio and five from China's ICON--the study analyzes how Thai and Chinese hosts and guests use English as a lingua…

Descriptors: Pragmatics, Speech Acts, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning