Saying Please: Pragmalinguistic Failure in English Interaction.

White, Ron

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ERIC Number: EJ468907

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Publication Date: 1993

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Saying Please: Pragmalinguistic Failure in English Interaction.

White, Ron

ELT Journal, v47 n3 p193-202 Jul 1993

Attempts at being polite can fail through unwitting violation of speech act rules (SARs). Several situations illustrate the use of "please" by Japanese users of English. The question of whose SARs should apply in intercultural communication in English is addressed. (Contains 13 references.) (Author)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, English (Second Language), Intercultural Communication, Interpersonal Competence, Language Usage, Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Speech Acts

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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