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Strategies Adopted in Making, Accepting and Declining Invitation | ||
| Ahl Al-Bait Jurnal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 1, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 273-283 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hiba Abdul Ameer Mahdi; ; Hayder Mohammed Jawad Salih; M. A | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The present research explores the nature of invitation making and acceptance in English society from a pragmatic point of view. It attempts to systemize the various strategies used for the purpose of inviting in English society; and to highlight the socio-pragmatic constraints governing their use. Three major aspects of inviting are mentioned: inviting, accepting an invitation and declining it.The research has shown that this process is patterned, functional and rule-governed. Furthermore, it shows that social distance in relation to sex and age of the individual speaker is an important factor in determining the type of strategies used for inviting, accepting an invitation or declining it. It has also been argued that English people have a special patterning of inviting that can be understood and appreciated only by people sharing the same socio-cultural background. The results of the study have implications for intercultural communication. | ||
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