Situation 15: Fixing a laptop +F, =P, +I Situation 16: Taking some sugar =S, -I, -F
Almost all AEs never use alerter functioned as address term in their expressions of gratitude. Some AEs prefer to only express thanking strategy.
382
Opting to do not use any alerter, one Caucasian AE expresses thanking and states
her appreciation over the help: ―Thank you for allowing me to use the book for a bit,
I really appreciate it
‖
383
The other Caucasian AE prefers to express
thanking and positive reaction on how important the book for her: ―Thank you so much. I would not be finishing that paper without that book.
‖
384
In this case, similar to INs, in accompanying the use of thanking strategy, more than half of
ELs use at least one alerter in the subcategory of name to address the classmate.
385
15. Situation 15: Fixing a laptop +F, =P, +I
In this situation, expression of gratitude is made by a person, who is situated to have equal-status with the interlocutor, as response to low-imposition favor.
Situated as a student, every participant is asked to give response to a best friend for fixing a laptop. After the laptop is repaired and the important data in the
laptop is restored, what is commonly expressed by all AEs, INs, and ELs to their best friend is thanking strategy.
386
More than half of INs mention the name of their best friend in accompanying their use of thanking strategy.
387
382
Table 5.14 AE 5-7, 9 Appendix 5
383
Table 5.14 AE 2 Appendix 5
384
Table 5.14 AE 3 Appendix 5
385
Table 5.14 EL 1-2, 4-8, and 10 Appendix 5
386
Table 5.15 AE 1-10, IN 1-10, and EL 1-10 Appendix 5
387
Table 5.15 IN 1-9 Appendix 5
More than half of AEs never use alerter strategy in their expressions of gratitude.
388
Do not use any alerter, one Caucasian AE prefers expressing thanking and acknowledging of the imposition on how she realizes that her best
friend is really busy: ―Thanks for taking the time to repair my laptop, I know you are
really busy.‖
389
One Caucasian, Indian and Danish AE simply express
thanking: ―Thank you so much.‖
390
Similar to INs, in accompanying thanking strategy, more than half of ELs use alerter in the subcategory of name to address
the best friend.
391