Refusal as a Social Speech Act among Thai EFL University Students

Autor/inn/en	Boonsuk, Yusop; Ambele, Eric A.
Titel	Refusal as a Social Speech Act among Thai EFL University Students
Quelle	In: Arab World English Journal, 10 (2019) 2, S.213-224 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Boonsuk, Yusop) ORCID (Ambele, Eric A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2229-9327
Schlagwörter	Speech Acts; Pragmatics; Speech Communication; Classification; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Tests; Cultural Pluralism; College Students; Foreign Countries; Language Usage; Intercultural Communication; Empathy; Sociocultural Patterns; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprechakt; Pragmalinguistik; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language test; Sprachtest; Kulturpluralismus; Collegestudent; Ausland; Sprachgebrauch; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Empathie; Soziokulturelle Theorie
Abstract	This paper discusses the commonly realised social speech act of refusal strategies in English among university students in the Southern part of Thailand, in explaining how they say 'no' to request and the effects of this speech act on the hearer's face. Using Discourse Completion Test (DCT) to collect oral data in naturally-occurring situations, together with a qualitative analysis of the transcribed data according to Beebe, Takahashi, and Uliss-Weltz (1990) classification scheme of refusal, the study affirms that there are two major common ways of realising refusals to request in English among these students, namely: direct and, overwhelmingly, indirect refusal strategies. The findings also reveal that the last strategy of the classification scheme, adjuncts to refusals, was not found in the data. Similarly, not all the indirect refusal sub-strategies were found in the data. However, two novel sub-strategies: giving advice/explanation, and lack of empathy were found in the analysis. The findings have implications for better socio-cultural communication and interaction in a multicultural university context. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01