Introduction -- 1. Speech acts in translation studies -- 2. Pragmatic equivalence in the translation of speech acts -- 3. Speech acts, directness and sociopragmatic variables -- 4. Research design -- 5. Pragmatic shifts between the directness...
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Introduction -- 1. Speech acts in translation studies -- 2. Pragmatic equivalence in the translation of speech acts -- 3. Speech acts, directness and sociopragmatic variables -- 4. Research design -- 5. Pragmatic shifts between the directness categories -- 6. Pragmatic shifts within the directness categories -- 7. Pragmatic transfer -- 8. Summary and conclusions -- References