A STUDY OF REFUSAL STRATEGIES IN ENGLISH
2000 年 37 巻 p. 1-20
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2000 年 37 巻 p. 1-20
The purpose of this study is to investigate the kinds of refusal strategies used by native speakers of English and to see whether some system of refusals patterns can be found. Solutions will thus be sought to reduce misunderstanding in interlanguage communication. Role-playing was used to collect data. Results revealed that the frequency of refusers' turns was related to status differences and stimulus types; that the number of refusers who used direct refusals was related to status differences and stimulus types; and that Leech's (1983) 'Tact Principle', 'Generosity Principle', 'Manner Principle' and 'Agreement Principle' were operative in some situations.
