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Saying “Yes” and “No” to requests

Is it the same in Egyptian and Saudi Arabic

Bibliographic Data

ID22342136
AuthorsDina Abdel Salam El-Dakhs (0000-0003-2943-987X, Prince Sultan University, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume8
Issue2
Pages235-260
Publication date2018-10-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguage and Dialogue (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2210-4119 • E-ISSN: 2210-4127
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/ld.00014.eld
OpenAlexW2896112110
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited20

The current study adopts a variational pragmatic approach to compare the dialogic sequence of the directive speech act of request and its reaction of consent versus refusal in Egyptian and Saudi Arabic. To this end, 413 Egyptian and Saudi undergraduate students completed a Discourse Completion Task (DCT). Data analysis indicated more differences between Egyptian and Saudi Arabic in request consent strategies than refusal strategies. Among the noted differences in consent strategies were Egyptians’ stronger preference for direct strategies and elaborate responses than Saudis who displayed more varied combination patterns and exhibited stronger gender differences. In refusal strategies, however, a general similarity between Egyptians and Saudis was obvious at the level of strategies, combination patterns and the influence of social factors

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