Inviting as Seen from Metapragmatic Perspective in American-Vietnamese Interaction

Duong Bach Nhat

Abstract: The article presents the procedure and results of Metapragmatic Questionnaires (MPQ) used in the cross-cultural study on Inviting made by American and Vietnamese people. The procedure of MPQ in the light of Kaspers light [9]and Nguyen Quang [15] and the analysis of the data synthesized has empirically unveiled some substantial aspects of the levels of invitability evaluated by the American (AM) and Vietnamese (VN) informants.

Keywords: Cross-cultural, Metapragmatic Questionnaires, levels of inevitability, topic-advisability

How to Cite?: Duong Bach Nhat, "Inviting as Seen from Metapragmatic Perspective in American-Vietnamese Interaction", Volume 6 Issue 3, March 2017, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 546-553, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=ART20171392, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/ART20171392