Chapter 4
Results
Requests
In this chapter, the findings of the present study in relation to pragmatic transfer in the production of the speech act of requests in emails are presented. As mentioned already, pragmatic transfer consists of pragmalinguistic transfer and sociopragmatic transfer. This chapter first presents the findings on pragmalinguistic transfer, followed by a description of sociopragmatic transfer. Finally the relationship between pragmatic transfer and language proficiency is discussed.
Article outline
- 4.1Pragmalinguistic transfer
- 4.1.1Frequency by group
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4.1.1.1Directness levels and strategy types
- 4.1.1.2Internal modification
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4.1.1.3External modification
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4.1.2Frequency by situation
- 4.1.2.1Directness levels and strategy types
- 4.1.2.2Internal modification
- 4.1.2.3External modification
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4.1.3Average number
- 4.1.3.1Internal modification
- 4.1.3.2External modification
- 4.1.4Form/content
- 4.1.4.1Directness levels and strategy types
- 4.1.4.2Internal modification
- 4.1.4.3External modification
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4.2Sociopragmatic transfer
- 4.2.1Relative power
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4.2.1.1Frequency
- 4.2.1.2Average number
- 4.2.1.3Form/content
- 4.2.2Size of imposition
- 4.2.2.1Frequency
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4.2.2.2Form/content
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4.3Pragmatic transfer and linguistic proficiency
- 4.3.1Pragmalinguistic transfer and linguistic proficiency
- 4.3.2Sociopragmatic transfer and linguistic proficiency