<BODY><P>Dear Colleagues,</P>
<P>Nassier Ghubin, a doctoral student in Iraq, has been corresponding with me regarding expressions of gratitude in Iraqi-Arabic and American English.</P>
<P>He wants to know whether anyone is aware of differences in usage for such expressions between genders and/or the relative status of interlocutors.</P>
<P>Thanks for sharing your thoughts!</P>
<P>Miriam<BR><BR>Miriam Eisenstein Ebsworth, Ph.D. <BR><MEE1@nyu.edu> <BR>Director of Doctoral Programs in Multilingual Multicultural Studies <BR>New York University,635 East Building <BR>239 Greene St., New York, NY 10003 <BR><BR>work phone: 212-998-5195 <BR><BR></P></BODY>