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[Handbook of Pragmatics 25] 2022
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Complaining

 | The University of Queensland
Published online: 18 November 2022
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Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.The complexity of complaining: Defining features
    • 2.1Complaints and other types of troubles-talk
    • 2.2Linguistic and sequential features
    • 2.3Interpersonal features
  • 3.Types of complaints
    • 3.1Direct or recipient-oriented complaints
    • 3.2Indirect complaints
      • 3.2.1Affiliation as a preferred response
  • 4.Complaining in different contexts
    • 4.1Casual vs institutional talk
    • 4.2Digital/online complaints
  • 5.Future directions
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
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