Author’s name:
A.O. Ezeh
Abstract:
The article examines sapproximate inversion tactics as one of the many mitigating strategies used in directive speech acts. It also analyzes some situations and the frequency of using this tactics mitigation in the different types of directive speech acts.
| Section | LANGUAGE AND CULTURE |
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| Downloads | 126 |
| Key words | directive speech act, speech optimization, mitigation, approximate inversion tactics, dialogue, conflict situation. |