Browsing African Languages Staff Publications by Subject "communication"
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Saying 'No' Without Saying 'No': Indirectness and Politeness in Shona Refusals
(University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2002)Indirect communication patterns are often a means to save the interlocutor’s face: avoiding open refusals is a clear example of that. The Shona of Zimbabwe, like other African peoples, sometimes avoid direct responses ...