Social expressions of Chinese university students: pragmatic failures and cultural differences / Wang Ningfang, Caesar Dealwis and John Francis Noyan

• Main Authors: Ningfang, Wang, Dealwis, Caesar, Noyan, John Francis
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sarawak 2023
• Subjects: HT Communities. Classes. Races; Research
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/76570/1/76570.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/76570/; https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/IJSMS/about

Social language plays an increasingly important role in intercultural communication but the inaccurate use of social expressions will cause misunderstandings between the interlocutors that can lead to serious communicative conflicts and breakdowns. This paper examines the differences in the use of s...