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This dissertation is an conversation analytical study on the sequential organization of politeness in native-nonnative speakers' interaction. The Persian politeness phenomenon of taarof was identified and analyzed in telephone conversation openings and offers. Taarof is a system…

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between Taarof and immigration status, gender, and acculturation in Iranian Americans. A sample of 98 Iranian Americans adults were recruited from California State University, Northridge Farsi classes and a network of Ira…