Complaining and commiserating
Subtitle: a speech act view of solidarity in spoken American English
By: Diana Boxer.
Series: History and language ;; vol. 2
Publisher: P. Lang
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: English language -- Spoken English -- United States.; English language -- Social aspects -- United States.; English language -- United States -- Discourse analysis.; Speech acts (Linguistics); Interpersonal relations.; Emotions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-223).