Gender Speech Differences in Politeness Strategies Among University Students: The Malaysian Context
According to Lakoff (1975), women use more politeness strategies than men because of their inferior position in a society. Furthermore, Lakoff indicated that women also use different strategies in order to talk in less assertive ways such as with the use of tag questions, indirect statements, and d...
Main Author: | Ali Hassan, Mohamed Taha |
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Format: | Thesis |
Language: | English English |
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2002
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Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10160/1/FBMK_2002_9.pdf |
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