Complaint and politeness strategies used by Iranian speakers of English

Complaint is a face threatening act and it happens when a speaker reacts with anger to things which go wrong or to a speech or an action which affected him/her unfavorably. Therefore, complaints can engender social relationship breakdown. However, a complainer can use politeness when he/she aims to...

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Main Authors: Masjedi, Narges, Paramasivam, Shamala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Australian International Academic Centre 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72079/1/Complaint%20and%20Politeness%20Strategies%20used%20by%20Iranian%20Speakers%20of%20English.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72079/
https://www.journals.aiac.org.au/index.php/IJALEL/article/view/4448
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Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia
Language: English
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