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Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Refusal
2.2 Refusal Strategies
2.3 Theories on Gender and Politeness
2.3.1 Linguistic Politeness
2.3.2 Gender Theory
2.3.3 Gender and Politeness
Chapter 3 Research Methodology
3.1 Subjects
3.2 Research Aims
3.3 Data Collection
3.4 Data Analysis
3.5 Results
Chapter 4 Detailed Data Analysis
4.1 Similarities between Male and Female Respondents
4.2 Differences between Male and Female Respondents
4.2.1 Direct No
4.2.2 Showing Goodwill
4.2.3 Hedges and Boosters
4.2.4 Reasons/Excuses/Explanations
4.2.5 Repetition of Apology
Chapter 5 Comparison of Different Situations
5.1 Comparison of Situation 1 and Situation 2
5.1.1 Different Reasons/Excuses/Explanations
5.1.2 Different Alternatives
5.2 Comparison of Situation 1 and Situation 3
5.2.1 Different Reasons/Excuses/Explanations
5.2.2 Direct No
Chapter 6 Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography