Speech act of criticizing in (MSA)‎ Arabic

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This study deals with speech act of criticizing in Arabic articles.

It tries to answer the following : what are the linguistic strategies used in Arabic to overcome the effects of criticism and let it be carried out safely ? Does Arabic prefer direct to indirect criticism or the opposite ? To what extent do the writers acknowledge their commitments to criticism, report criticism presented by others, mention the name of the criticized, and prefer specific category of politeness.