Exploring (Im)Politeness Strategies in Indirect Reports in Persian across Genders

<table class="table-group" id="tab12"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"></td><td class="align_center"><i>χ</i><sup>2</sup> value</td><td class="align_center"><i>df</i></td><td class="align_center"><i>p</i></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pearson <i>χ</i><sup>2</sup></td><td class="align_center">15.22</td><td class="align_center">8</td><td class="align_center">.00</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Likelihood ratio</td><td class="align_center">15.00</td><td class="align_center">8</td><td class="align_center">.00</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Linear-by-linear association</td><td class="align_center">12.92</td><td class="align_center">1</td><td class="align_center">.00</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>N</i> of valid cases</td><td class="align_center">890</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">—</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div><i>χ</i><sup>2</sup> test results on impoliteness indirect strategies among males and females.</div>

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