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| Male to male | Male to female | ||
| Openers | N | % | N | % |
| Title/role | 167 | 35.68 | 215 | 45.94 |
| Greeting | 25 | 5.34 | 23 | 4.91 |
| Apology | 142 | 30.34 | 156 | 33.33 |
| Name | 129 | 27.56 | 145 | 30.98 |
| Vocative | 54 | 11.54 | 39 | 8.33 |
| Aggravator | 37 | 7.91 | 18 | 3.85 |
| Head Acts |
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| Mood derivable | 49 | 10.47 | 36 | 7.69 |
| Explicit performatives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hedged performatives | 82 | 17.52 | 84 | 17.95 |
| Obligation statement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Want statement | 85 | 18.16 | 64 | 13.68 |
| Suggestory formula | 9 | 1.92 | 29 | 6.2 |
| Query-preparatory | 236 | 50.43 | 248 | 52.99 |
| Strong hints | 6 | 1.28 | 7 | 1.5 |
| Mild hints | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Supportive Moves |
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| Preparatory | 21 | 4.48 | 23 | 4.91 |
| Pre-commitment | 46 | 9.83 | 49 | 10.47 |
| Disarmer | 16 | 3.42 | 19 | 4.06 |
| Reward | 14 | 2.99 | 23 | 4.91 |
| Imposition minimize | 116 | 24.79 | 117 | 25 |
| Gratitude | 37 | 7.9 | 35 | 7.48 |
| Grounder | 279 | 59.62 | 284 | 60.68 |
| Insults | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Threat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moralizing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |