依頼に対する断り表現について

ln this paper,regional and gender differences found in expressions of
refusal as used by university students are analyzed, as well as patterns of
semantics formulas，forms of apology, forms of explicit refusal，and levels
of consideration.
lt was found that though the content of the requests were identical, the
social position of the addressee as a senior or a junior as well as the
respondent's gender were factors in differences of expression. As for
regional differences, it was found that the rate of explicit refusal was
common for males from the western region, such as the use of the word
"impossible" toward juniors，and the value of sample variance was high.
Females from the eastern region frequently proposed alternative plans and
displayed sympathy, especially toward seniors, and also displayed a low
value of consideration. From these characteristics and others, it can be said
that regional difference can be counted among the factors for difference in
expression.