Vague languages implied through disparagement functions in comic strips
Vague language is used by speakers for many purposes. When a speaker wants to give some criticism, refusal, or deliver messages that might be unpleasant for the hearer, vague language will be one of the appropriate ways to go about it. Humor is considered the ‘smooth’ way to deliver messages that...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2017
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12856/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12856/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12856/1/19402-65553-1-PB.pdf |