Politeness strategies in declining invitations: a cross-cultural analysis between Iraqi Arabs and Kurds

• Main Authors: Nur Rasyidah Mohd Nordin, Muhammad Hussain Hamza, Zalmizy Hussin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24421/1/TE%2014.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24421/; https://ejournal.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/1720
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

In this study, we investigate the politeness strategies used by Iraqi Arabs and Iraqi Kurds when declining invitations from superior interlocutor positions to understand their refusal strategy’s similarities and differences. Written Discourse Completion Task (WDCT) were employed among 40 fourth-year...