Politeness and indirectness revisited

South African Journal of African Languages

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 83-92

  Lwanga Lumu, Joy Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

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EID: 84937180527     PISSN: 2572117     EISSN: 23051159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02572117.1999.10587385     Document Type: Article

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