Indirect Speech Acts

question 3

Multiple Choice

Indirect speech acts:

• A) can be used to avoid direct challenges to authority
• B) can usually spare loss of face which might otherwise occur when dealing with threatening material
• C) are useful in communicating negative reactions to people we like
• D) all of the above
• E) none of the above

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