STUDENTS WRITING EMAILS TO FACULTY: AN EXAMINATION OF E-POLITENESS AMONG NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH
This study combines interlanguage pragmatics and speech act research with computer-mediated communication and examines how native and non-native speakers of English formulate low- and high-imposition requests to faculty. While some research claims that email, due to absence of non-verbal cues, encou...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Hawaii
2007-02-01
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| Series: | Language Learning and Technology |
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| Online Access: | http://llt.msu.edu/vol11num2/pdf/biesenbachlucas.pdf |