The truth behind british politeness: some misinterpretations
The purpose of this paper is to analyse a chart published by the British newspaper The Telegraphabout the most common misunderstandings foreigners face while making use of English as their second language. L2 speakers are said to take every word at face value and therefore making some pragmatic mist...
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| Language: | English |
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Editora da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (EDIPUCRS)
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Brazilian English Language Teaching Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/belt/article/view/18067/11727 |