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Speech Act Theory and Degrees of Directness in Professional Writing.
Riley, Kathryn – Technical Writing Teacher, 1988
Suggests that speech act theory can help researchers and teachers in professional communication to define indirectness more precisely and to determine when it is appropriate and can provide them with a means of analyzing texts and refining rhetorical principles. (ARH)
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