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Peer reviewedBoxer, Diana – TESOL Quarterly, 1993
An analysis is presented of the speech act sequence of indirect complaint/commiseration in conversational interactions between Japanese learners of English as a Second Language and their English-speaking peers. Consequences of nonsubstantive, noncommiserative responses are explored in light of missed opportunities for interaction. (46 references)…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Interpersonal Communication
