Title : ( A Comparative Study of Speech Act of Ordering: A Case Study in English language between English native speakers and Iranian EFL learners )
Authors: Rajabali Askarzadeh Torghabeh , marziyeh Rabieefar ,
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This study tried to take a step in analyzing speech act of order as a distinct case in the researches done about speech act of order. It aimed at investigation of students’ performance of speech act of order and its similarities and differences in English native speakers and Persian speakers. To this end, a DCT consisting of 20 different situations was distributed among 150 participants in Iran and the United State. Data were analyzed by employing percentage and chi-square. The results revealed both similarities and differences in using speech act of ordering in such a way that both native speakers and Iranian EFL learners used almost the same strategies for ordering but differed in the frequency of applying them.
Keywords
, Keywords: English native speakers, Iranian EFL learners, Pragmatic competence, Speech act of ordering
@article{paperid:1052557,
author = {Askarzadeh Torghabeh, Rajabali and Marziyeh Rabieefar},
title = {A Comparative Study of Speech Act of Ordering: A Case Study in English language between English native speakers and Iranian EFL learners},
journal = {Iranian Journal of Language Issues},
year = {2014},
volume = {1},
number = {2},
month = {September},
issn = {2423-432x},
pages = {119--136},
numpages = {17},
keywords = {Keywords: English native speakers; Iranian EFL learners; Pragmatic competence; Speech act of ordering},
}
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%T A Comparative Study of Speech Act of Ordering: A Case Study in English language between English native speakers and Iranian EFL learners
%A Askarzadeh Torghabeh, Rajabali
%A Marziyeh Rabieefar
%J Iranian Journal of Language Issues
%@ 2423-432x
%D 2014
