Refusals in Chinese

How Do L1 and L2 Differ

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8938366
AutoresWei Hong (0000-0001-5779-8912, Purdue University West Lafayette, autor de correspondencia)
Año2011
Volumen44
Número1
Páginas122-136
Fecha de publicación2011-02-15
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaForeign Language Annals (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1944-9720.2010.01123.x
OpenAlexW1544000109
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas12
Referencias citadas14

This article reports on an empirical study of refusal strategies in Chinese by native speakers (NS) and nonnative Chinese learners (NNS). Sixty subjects (perceived as “students”) were to refuse an invitation by “the professor” to a Chinese New Year's party. The study found that the NS group produced 10 strategies, whereas the NNS group produced seven strategies. Among the total number of strategies, both groups favored the use of “apology” and “explanation” with similar frequency while differing in the choice of other strategies and their usage frequency. In direct refusals, the author noticed negative L1 (English) pragmatic transfer of NNS. The study found that L1 and L2 refusals in Chinese present fewer similarities and more differences, presumably due to the lack of L1 intercultural knowledge of L2 learners

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