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Publication Date: 1996
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Spanish Request Strategies: A Cross-cultural Analysis from an Intercultural Perspective.
Pair, Rob le
Language Sciences, v18 n3-4 p651-70 Jan-Apr 1996
Discusses politeness strategies used by native and Dutch speakers of Spanish, contrasting the act of making requests by these two groups of speakers. One of the article's conclusions states that native speakers of Spanish are more direct in their requests, and that nonnative speakers attempt to sound less face-threatening and less offensive. (23 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Contrastive Linguistics, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Intercultural Communication, Interlanguage, Native Speakers, Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Speech Acts, Uncommonly Taught Languages
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Language: English
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