Refusal strategies used by Malays ESL students and English native speakers to refuse a request

• Main Authors: Saad, Norma, Bidin, Siti Jamilah, Shabdin, Ahmad Affendi
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: UUM - UMSIDA 2017
• 主題: PE English
• 在線閱讀: http://repo.uum.edu.my/22351/1/ICECRS%201%202016%20253%20266.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/22351/; http://doi.org/10.21070/picecrs.v1i1.609

The present study investigates similarities and differences of a speech act of refusal in English as realized by Malay Speakers of English (MSE) and Native Speakers of English (NSE). The study examined the types and also the contents of the strategies used by the two groups when refusing a request m...