23.767, Qs: Native English Speakers Needed: Pragmatics

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Subject: 23.767, Qs: Native English Speakers Needed: Pragmatics

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Date: 07-Feb-2012
From: Effat Hosseini [effat.hosseini20 at gmail.com]
Subject: Native English Speakers Needed: Pragmatics


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Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:57:11
From: Effat Hosseini [effat.hosseini20 at gmail.com]
Subject: Native English Speakers Needed: Pragmatics

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Dear Sir/Ms,
As a university student majoring Applied Linguistics, I am working on a 
research area related to "Pragmatics". In order to gain more accurate 
results in my study and compare the results based on a criterion, I 
need to have access to English native speakers in order to answer my 
questionnaire on speech acts uttered in daily conversations by 
American Native Speakers in written form. Would you please be so kind 
and guide me through finding some American Native speakers who are 
university students (or have been graduated recently, regardless of 
their field of study) who can answer my questionnaire? Is there any 
possibility for me having access to them via email? (because, for the 
time being, the only channel through which I can contact with them is 
email)

As the concept of pragmatics is to a large extent dependent on the 
concept of culture, and every culture (context) has its own special 
speech act pattens,I am going to examine only the speech act patterns 
of American Native speakers. That's why I have used the term 
''American Native speakers'' in my text with specific emphasis. As I 
didn't know how I could attach my questionnair, I have put it at the end 
of this text. It would be a great pleasure and honor for me if you lend 
me a helping hand in this regard and answer it (if you are an American 
Native speaker) or introduce me some Americans who can answer it 
through email. Many thanks indeed, in advance.

Survey text available here: http://pastebin.com/KrBQB0R7

Sincerely yours,
Miss Effat,
Emails: 
effat.hosseini20 at gmail.com
e_hosseini_66 at yahoo.com 

Linguistic Field(s): Pragmatics





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