Pragmatic Performance in Focus: The Case of Saudi Graduates Giving Advice in English: الأداء البراغماتي: تقديم المشورة باللغة الإنجليزية من قبل الخريجين السعوديين
Abstract:This mixed-method study was conducted to investigate the pragmatic performance of different groups of Saudi individuals when speaking English. More specifically, the study compared the types of strategies employed by graduates in the humanities, science, and English when giving advice in English. The study also examined the extent to which the participants varied their choices of advice-giving linguistic realizations according to their interlocutor’s social status. The possible influence of gender on strategy … Show more
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