Research Article
Exploring (Im)Politeness Strategies in Indirect Reports in Persian across Genders
Table 9
Distribution of impoliteness indirect strategies used by males (N = 476).
| Strategies | Frequency | Percentage |
| 1. Ignore other interlocutors; … | 61 | 12.81 | 2. Exclude others from activities… | 55 | 11.55 | 3. Disassociate from others,… | 48 | 10.08 | 4. Disinterested, unconcerned, … | 43 | 9.03 | 5. Use inappropriate identity markers… | 53 | 11.13 | 6. Use an obscure or… | 52 | 10.92 | 7. Make others feel uncomfortable… | 57 | 11.97 | 8. Use taboo words, swear words,… | 66 | 13.86 | 9. Call the other names… | 41 | 8.61 |
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