Threatening in English: A mixed method approach
Julia Muschalik
Threatening is among the less pleasant “things we do with words”, but, together with other conflictive speech acts, it seems to play a central role in communication. Yet, little is still known about how and when exactly speakers threaten. The present volume addresses this void by giving an in-depth… read more[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 284] 2018. xiv, 246 pp.