ECSTRA/Requests

Typical forms and situations to be focussed on:

Situations:
 * A. asking the host to close the window
 * B. asking a friend to lend you his book
 * C. asking a professor you know only superficially to lend you his book
 * D. asking a friend to give you back your book
 * E. asking a friend to lend you a sum of 100 euros
 * F. asking a friend to give you back the 100 euros you've lent him

Frequent structures that are possible or impossible [which is more easily noted down] in a given situation:
 * 1. pure imperative like "do X"
 * 2. use of 'please'
 * 3. expressions that mean "could you do me a favor? ..."
 * 4. descriptions of a want or its cause like "I'd like to have X", "I forgot X...", "I missed X..."
 * 5. very direct phrases like "I am asking you to do X"
 * 6. relatively direct phrases like "I would like to ask you to do X"
 * 7. slightly direct phrases like "I would like to get the favor of you doing X"
 * 8. stating the obligation of the hearer like "You will have to do X"
 * 9. direct want statements like "I really wish you would do X"
 * 10. suggestions like "How about doing X?"
 * 11. strong 'positive' queries like "Can you do X?", "Will you do X?"
 * 12. mild 'positive' queries like "Could you do X?", "Would you do X?"
 * 13. strong 'negative' queries like "Can't you do X?", "Won't you do X?"
 * 14. mild 'negative' queries like "Couldn't you do X?", "Wouldn't you do X?"
 * 15. strong hints like "You have forgotten x"
 * 16. mild hints that do not contain any direct reference to the requested thing (e.g. I can't see X, i.e. 'you have forgotten X, bring X here!')
 * 17. Other forms

(Please remember our guidelines.)

AT: Austria
Vienna (ECSTRA-Q):
 * A: 2, 3, 4
 * B: 2, 3, 12, 14
 * C: 2, 3, 4
 * D: 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13
 * E: 2, 3, 4, 13
 * F: 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14

BE: Belgium
French-speaking area (ECSTRA-Q)
 * A: 12
 * B: "Do you think I could borrow your book?"
 * C: 12
 * D: 12
 * E: 3
 * F: 12

CH: Switzerland
French-speaking area (ECSTRA-Q)
 * A: 2, 3, 7
 * B: 2, 7
 * C: 2, 3, 4
 * D: 2, 6
 * E: 2, 10
 * F: 2, 16

CZ: Czech Republic
...

DE: Germany
(ECSTRA-Q, PO)
 * A: 2, 3, 11, 12
 * B: 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12
 * C: 2, 3, 12
 * D: 2, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13
 * E: 2, 3, 11, 12, 14
 * F: 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15

DK: Denmark
...

EE: Estonia
...

ES: Spain
Castilia y León (ECSTRA-Q)
 * A: 2, 11
 * B: 4, 6, 11
 * C: 6, 9, 11
 * D: 11, 12
 * E: 3, 7, 11, 12
 * F: 7, 11, 12

Andalusia (ECSTRA-Q)
 * A: 2, 3
 * B: 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 14
 * C: 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 14
 * D: 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 16
 * E: 10, 11, 12, 14
 * F: 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 16

FI: Finland
Swedish-speaking area (ECSTRA-Q):
 * A: 2, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16
 * B: 4, 11, 12
 * C: 4, 12, 16
 * D: 4, 10, 11, 15
 * E: 6, 11, 12
 * F: 6, 11, 15

FR: France
Paris (ECSTRA-Q):
 * A: 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 14 + "It wouldn't bother you to ..., please?"
 * B: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14 + "It wouldn't bother you to..., please?"
 * C:
 * D:
 * E:
 * F:

HR: Croatia
...

HU: Hungary
(ECSTRA-Q)
 * A: 2, 3, 12
 * B: 12, 13, 14
 * C: 2, 3, 12, 13
 * D: 5, 6, 12, 15
 * E: 3, 4, 12, 13, 14, 15
 * F: 5, 6, 12, 15

IE: Ireland
(ECSTRA-Q)
 * A: 3 + "Would you mind..." + "Is there any chance you could..."
 * B: 3, 4, 11, 12 + "Would you mind..." + "Is there any chance you could..."
 * C: 4 + "Would you mind..." + "Is there any chance you could..."
 * D: 11, 12 + "Would you mind..." + "Is there any chance you could..."
 * E: 11, 12 + "Would you mind..." + "Is there any chance you could..."
 * F: 10, 12 + "Would you mind..." + "Is there any chance you could..."

IT: Italy
Lombardy (ECSTRA-Q)
 * A: 2, 11, 12
 * B: 1, 2, 3, 6, 14 + "Would you be so kind...?"
 * C: 3, 6, 7, 14 + "Would you be so kind...?"
 * D: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
 * E: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14 + "Would you be so kind...?"
 * F: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

LT: Lithuania
(ECSTRA-Q)
 * A: 2
 * B: 2, 3, 10, 12, 13
 * C: 2
 * D: 2, 4
 * E: 2, 3, 6, 9, 12, 13
 * F: 2, 4

LU: Luxemburg
...

LV: Latvia
...

MT: Malta
(ECSTRA-Q)
 * A: 2
 * B: 12
 * C: 3
 * D: 3
 * E: 9
 * F: 10

NL: Netherlands
...

NO: Norway
...

PL: Poland
(ECSTRA-Q)
 * A: 2, 5, 6
 * B: 3, 11, 12
 * C: 2, 3, 4, 11
 * D: 5
 * E: 3, 4, 11, 12
 * F: 2, 6, 10

PT: Portugal
(ECSTRA-Q)
 * A: 2
 * B: 3, 11
 * C: 2, 6, 11, 12
 * D: 3, 9
 * E: 3
 * F: 2, 3, 5

SE: Sweden

 * A: 2
 * B: 4
 * C: 4
 * D: 4
 * E: 3
 * F: 5

SI: Slovenia
...

SK: Slovakia
...

UK: United Kingdom
England
 * A: 3
 * B: 3
 * C: 2
 * D: 2
 * E: 3
 * F: 6

Scotland (ECSTRA-Q)
 * A: 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12
 * B: 2, 3, 6, 7, 12
 * C: 2, 3, 6, 7, 12
 * D: 2, 4, 6, 11, 15, 16
 * E: 2, 4, 7, 10, 12
 * F: 2, 5, 9, 11, 15

Non-European Nations
Australia (ECSTRA-Q)
 * A: 1, 6, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16
 * B: 3, 7
 * C: 2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16
 * D: 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16

Greece (ECSTRA-Q)
 * A: 2, 3, 9, 12
 * B: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14
 * C: 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16
 * D: 1, 2, 4, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16
 * E: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14
 * F: 2, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16