A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF REFUSAL SPEECH ACT AMONG ALBANIANS IN RNM

Ramadani, Nertila (2022) A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF REFUSAL SPEECH ACT AMONG ALBANIANS IN RNM. International Journal of Human Sciences, 10 (17-18). pp. 65-73. ISSN 2671-3012

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Abstract

The illocutionary act plays an important role in understanding the speech acts. This act relates to the speaker intentions during the conversation. The main purpose of this paper is to research the refusal strategies of Albanians living in North Macedonia. The research is based on empirical data collected from the survey. Quantitative data were collected from a total of 331 respondents from different cities, genders and ages.The results of the research showed that the participants use more indirect strategies and there is a tendency to use explanations, excuses, regrets, apologies, which are attached to the refusals. No significant differences were observed in the refusal strategies between the sexes, but some differences were observed according to the variable "age". Albanians show courtesy, use a higher style of expression during reasoning, depending on the social status of the interlocutor. They express themselves differently in different situations.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Speech acts, illocutionary acts, refusals, direct and indirect strategies
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) P Language and Literature > PG Slavic, Baltic, Albanian languages and literature
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Unnamed user with email zshi@unite.edu.mk
Date Deposited:	16 Sep 2022 07:42
Last Modified:	16 Sep 2022 07:42
URI:	http://eprints.unite.edu.mk/id/eprint/942

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