Research Article
Exploring (Im)Politeness Strategies in Indirect Reports in Persian across Genders
Table 10
Distribution of output strategies used by women (N = 254).
| Strategies | Frequency | Percentage |
| 1. Frighten, instill a belief… | 42 | 16.53 | 2. Scorn, ridicule by… | 38 | 14.96 | 3. Contemptuous,… | 35 | 13.77 | 4. Belittle others… | 29 | 11.41 | 5. Invade others’ space… | 27 | 10.62 | 6. Explicitly associate… | 39 | 15.35 | 7. Put others’ indebtedness… | 44 | 17.32 |
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