Indirect speech, politeness, deniability, and relationship negotiation: Comment on Marina Terkourafi's " The Puzzle of Indirect Speech"

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2866-2868

  Pinker, Steven ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79960279689     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2011.05.005     Document Type: Note

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