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Publication details [#10229]
Wolfson, Nessa. 1984. Pretty is as pretty does: A speech act view of sex roles. Applied Linguistics 5 (3) : 236–244. 
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Journal WWW
Annotation
W. tries to show, in an analysis of compliments, that the way a woman is spoken to is a subtle and powerful way of perpetuating her subordinate role in society.