PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS: GRATITUDE SPEECH ACT AMONG AZERBAIJANI TURKISH (AZERI) SPEAKERS BASED ON GENDER

Masoumeh Rezaei

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This study aimed to fulfill the common gratitude strategies in Tabriz, Iran, Azerbaijani Turkish (Azeri) language. Although numerous scholars have delved into pragmatic realm namely speech acts considering diverse cultures and languages, the investigation on thanking strategies in Turkish (Azeri) language has not been done yet. To achieve this aim, a Discourse Completion Task (DCT) which introduced true life situations was applied. The participants of this study were 78 students, enrolling in differing programs and levels in a university in Tabriz City. The students were both male and female, aging from 19 to 41 years old. The results of the study indicated that ‘Thanking’ and ‘Positive Feeling’ were the most frequently used strategies among all respondents. However, there were significant differences between the overall male and female groups’ use of strategies. In this regard, male Azeri speakers used ‘Apology’, ‘Recognition of Imposition’, and ‘Others’ more than female speakers. On the other hand, female speakers employed ‘Positive feeling’, ‘Repayment’, and ‘Thanking’ more than their counterparts.

 

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pragmatic; gratitude; speech act; Azerbaijani Turkish (Azeri)

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