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Effects of Culture and Gender in Comprehension of Speech Acts of Indirect Request
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Shams, Rabe'a; Afghari, Akbar – English Language Teaching, 2011
This study investigates the comprehension of indirect request speech act used by Iranian people in daily communication. The study is an attempt to find out whether different cultural backgrounds and the gender of the speakers affect the comprehension of the indirect request of speech act. The sample includes thirty males and females in Gachsaran…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Communication, Speech Acts, Cultural Influences