In this chapter, the methodology used for the present study is outlined. It starts with an introduction to the participants selected for the study. The instruments employed are discussed next, followed by a description of the data collection procedures. Then the data coding methods used for requests and refusals are presented in detail. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the data analysis methods.
Article outline
- 3.1Participants
- 3.2Instruments
- 3.3Data collection procedures
- 3.4Data coding
- 3.4.1Requests
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3.4.1.1At the utterance level
- I.Directness levels and strategy types
- II.Internal modifiers
- 3.4.1.2At the discourse level
- 3.4.2Refusals
- 3.4.2.1At the utterance level
- I.Directness levels and strategy types
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II.Internal modifiers
- 3.4.2.2At the discourse level
- 3.5Data analysis