Why we don't say what we mean: A study of verbal indirection in communication
This paper deals with the study of language as a tool of interaction. It looks at various kinds of meanings which can be conveyed in language; meanings which involve the interaction between the speaker and the hearer. In this paper. I would like to demonstrate that in everyday interaction, peo...
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| Language: | English |
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Universiti Malaya
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Modern Languages |
| Online Access: | http://jummec.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/3456 |