Refusal strategies and perceptions of social factors for refusing: Empirical insights from Turkish learners of English

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Refusal strategies and perceptions of social factors for refusing: Empirical insights from Turkish learners of English
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Author (Last name, First name)	Önal Satıç, Canan
Affiliated institution (University)	Bilfen Schools
Country	Turkey
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Author (Last name, First name)	Çiftçi, Hatime
Affiliated institution (University)	Bahçeşehir University
Country	Turkey
Email address	hatime.ciftcies.bau.edu.tr
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Keywords

• Pragmatic competence; interlanguage pragmatics; refusals; social factors; Turkish learners of English

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