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Almalki, Ziad; Jones, Christian – Language Learning Journal, 2022
There have been a number of studies on the use of complaints as a speech act. The majority of these studies have included analysis of how different first language speakers make complaints while only a limited number of studies have examined the effects of instruction on the development of complaints as a speech act. Those that have examined this…
Descriptors: Speech Acts, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction