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A contrastive pragmatic study on American english and mandarin refusal strategies

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ID5308010
AuthorsChao-Chih Liao (0000-0002-9116-3563, Feng Chia University), Mary I Bresnahan, Mary Bresnahan (0000-0003-2483-394X, Feng Chia University)
Year1996
Volume18
Issue3-4
Pages703-727
Publication date1996-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguage Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0388-0001 • E-ISSN: 1873-5746
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/s0388-0001(96)00043-5
OpenAlexW1991262517
LanguageEN
Citations received44
References cited7

China · Chinese americans · Chinese culture · Chinese people · Contrastive analysis · Ethnic group · Linguistics · Mandarin Chinese · Politeness · Political science · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism

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Unique citing works44
Citations per year1,76
Citation span2001 - 2026 (26)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 39

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