Indirect Complaints by ESL learners in a Malaysian tertiary setting

While direct complaints to the source of the dissatisfaction aim to resolve problems, indirect complaints to a hearer not responsible for the matter of complaint may function to gain sympathy or to maintain social relationships with the speaker. This study examined the structure and language feature...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ting, Su Hie, Kai, Karen Ling Phang
Format: Proceeding
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/741/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/741/7/Indirect%20Complaints.pdf