Means of Performing the Speech Acts of Complaining in Vietnamese

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This study investigates the use of complaining language in literary works by Anh N.N. The author examines the forms of using complaining speech acts based on the theory of pragmatics. Based on data collection, there are 408 utterances containing complaining speech acts expressed by means such as modal particles at the end of sentences, colloquial words, and a number of rhetorical devices. Complaining speech acts are most commonly expressed through the use of modal particles at the end of sentences, followed by colloquial words, and finally through the use of rhetorical devices.