this study aimed to examine cross-cultural differences in performing refusal of requests between persian native speakers (pnss) and english native speakers (enss) in terms of the frequency of the semantic formulas. also examined in this study was whether persian efl learners would transfer their l1 refusal patterns into the l2, and if there would be a relation between their proficiency level an...

OBJECTIVE To present food refusal in old age as a means of attempting to control the outcome of intergenerational family conflicts. METHOD Two cases are described. RESULTS Food refusal does not necessarily arise in the context of a classical eating disorder but may represent a form of protest, or hunger strike. DISCUSSION Food refusal is seen as distinct from a pure anorectic pattern of b...

following beebe, takahashi, and uliss-weltz’s (1990) classification, this study examines the relationship between power and gender of the addressees and the type and number of refusal strategies employed by sarawani baloch male university students (sbmus). fifty sbmus studying in azad university of sarawan were randomly chosen as the participants of the study. data collection was accomplished t...

Following Beebe, Takahashi, and Uliss-Weltz’s (1990) classification, this study examines the relationship between power and gender of the addressees and the type and number of refusal strategies employed by Sarawani Baloch male university students (SBMUS). Fifty SBMUS studying in Azad University of Sarawan were randomly chosen as the participants of the study. Data collection was accomplished t...

the technical term of acceptance and refusal in the case of patrimonium (the estate of deceased); which has been used in inheritance procedure act; dose not mean; automatically; the acceptance and refusal of inheritance; because it is occurred by the law and; inheritance; acceptance and refusal of the estate deceased has no role in its occurrence. however; the existence of the principle of acce...