Speech acts (Linguistics) 38 Language 12 Politeness (Linguistics) 12 Pragmatics 10 Conversation analysis 8 Discourse analysis 7 English language 7 Social aspects 7 Language and culture 5 Language and languages 5 Moral and ethical aspects 4 Children 3 Grammar, Comparative and general 3 Study and teaching 3 Study and teaching (Higher) 3 Apologizing 2 Chinese language 2 College students 2 Compliments 2 Electronic mail systems 2 Foreign speakers 2 Internet users 2 Linguistic analysis (Linguistics) 2 Malay language 2 Political aspects 2 Sex differences 2 Sociolinguistics 2 Speech 2 Speeches, addresses, etc 2 Television talk shows 2