INDIRECT SPEECH ACT IN CHINESE AND RUSSIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' DAILY COMMUNICATION
Zhang Xiujing
Postgraduate student at Jilin University, Exchange Student at Volgograd State University ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )
Abstract: This paper explains the main issues of indirect speech acts theory, setting forth the difference between the speech phenomena of Chinese university students and that of Russian university students in daily communication.
Key words: speech act, indirect speech act, natural language, indirect speech phenomena, intercultural communication.