TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gass,Susan M.
AU  - Neu,Joyce
TI  - Speech acts across cultures: challenges to communication in a second language 
T2  - Studies on language acquisition
SN  - 3110140829
AV  - P118.2 .S67 1996
U1  - 303.482 20
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Berlin, New York
PB  - M. de Gruyter
KW  - Second language acquisition
KW  - Speech acts (Linguistics)
KW  - Intercultural communication
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction --; Investigating the production of speech act sets --; Non-native refusals: A methodological perspective --; Natural speech act data versus written questionnaire data: How data collection method affects speech act performance --; Cross-cultural realization of greetings in American English --; Egyptian and American compliments: Focus on second language learners --; Politeness strategies in French and English --; Transfer and proficiency in interlanguage apologizing --; My grade's too low: The speech act set of complaining --; Ethnographic interviewing as a research tool in speech act analysis: The case of complaints --; From the addressee's perspective: Imposition in favor-asking --; Transfer of pragmatic competence and suggestions in Spanish foreign language learning --; Suggestions to buy: Television commercials from the U.S., Japan, China and Korea --; Culture, negotiations and international cooperative ventures --; Subject index --; Author index; Also issued online
ER  -