Use of Polite Request Forms by Jordanian Children: Do Age and Gender Have an Impact?

This study aimed at finding the strategies of politeness in requests as well potential differences between Jordanian children their use such strategies. The compared participants on basis two variables: age and gender. According to variable, were divided into three groups: 5, 7 9 year-olds. Each group contained 24 who then 12 males females. researchers used video-recording elicit participants' while they ask for some cookies. On age, findings support previous research that has an obvious effect requests. It was found nine-year-olds more able indirect forms than seven five- year- old children. Although 5 7-year-olds forms, opted direct have a semantic softener. gender, females using irrelevant.