Muhammad Zia Shafique

Gender Differences in The Use of Politeness Strategies: A Pragmatic Analysis of Pahari Speech Acts

This paper aims to investigate gender-based variations in the use of politeness strategies in Pahari. Based on Brown and Levinson’s (1987) Politeness Theory and Searle’s (1969) Speech Act Theory, the study highlights how male and female Pahari speakers use different politeness strategies to perform different speech act...