Research Article
Exploring (Im)Politeness Strategies in Indirect Reports in Persian across Genders
Table 8
Distribution of impoliteness indirect strategies used by females (N = 414).
| Strategies | Frequency | Percentage |
| 1. Ignore other interlocutors; … | 52 | 12.56 | 2. Exclude others from activities… | 46 | 11.11 | 3. Disassociate from others,… | 42 | 10.14 | 4. Disinterested, unconcerned, … | 56 | 13.52 | 5. Use inappropriate identity markers… | 38 | 9.17 | 6. Use an obscure or… | 43 | 10.38 | 7. Make others feel uncomfortable… | 46 | 11.11 | 8. Use taboo words, swear words,… | 52 | 12.56 | 9. Call the other names… | 39 | 9.42 |
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