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- Title
Ways of Using Refusal Utterances: A Pragmatic Study of Refusal Speech Act in Manipuri.
- Authors
Devi, Takhellambam Sandhyalata; Devi, P. Madhubala
- Abstract
Communication can sometimes lead to misunderstanding if it is not used in an appropriate situation. So, caution must be taken while using refusal utterances. Since it is a rejection to offer, invitation, request or suggestion which can hurt someone's feeling. Manipuri employs various ways of using refusals because in Manipuri's culture, great importance is paid in maintaining respect to others. Communication should be done in a nonthreatening way, saving each other's face to maintain harmony among them. The present study aims to discover the different strategies of using refusal utterances in Manipuri. First, the paper starts with a general introduction of speech act along with an explanation of refusal speech act. Then, refusal speech act is described under two headings - direct and indirect refusals. Sub-sections under these headings are organized and studied thoroughly. Indirect refusals are studied here in a wider perspective since native speaker of Manipuri uses indirect refusals more frequently than that of the direct one. In this paper, refusals are also analysed under a small section, that is, substantive and ritual refusals. Then, conclusion ends the paper summing up the whole analysis.
- Subjects
MANIPURI language; TIBETO-Burman languages; LANGUAGE &; culture; LANGUAGE research
- Publication
Language in India, 2014, Vol 14, Issue 11, p208
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Article