Abstract
This paper investigates differences in the use of request strategies by Urdu/Punjabi male and
female native speakers, who are learning English as a second language. The data were collected
from 68 graduate students. They were given an online close-ended questionnaire, based on (Sh
Hause, & Kasper, 1989) Discourse Completion Test (DCT). After analyzing the data, it was
found that the L1 male Urdu/Punjabi speakers are inclined to use more direct request strategies
while the female Urdu/Punjabi speakers use indirect request strategies. The data showed that in
some situations female participants used more direct strategies than male counterparts. This
study indicates that cultural stereotypes, social status and power distribution in a society
influence the use of request strategies, even in a single linguistics community.
Muzaffar Hussain, Firdos Atta , Dolat Khan. (2019) 2Gender Difference in the Use of Request Strategies by Urdu/Punjabi Native Speakers, Balochistan Journal of Linguistics, Volume 7, Issue 1.
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