... (1969), Levision(1983), Brown & Yule (1983) and others. In Hymes’s definition (1964, p. 13): “Speech acts are defined as the acts weperform when we speak” such as giving reports, giving advice, ... busy, but can you help me do my homework?”13Table 3: Leech’s maximsFrom the face-saving view, Brown and Levinson propose five politenessstrategies to minimize risk of losing face corresponding ... Directives and Commisives.6PART II: DEVELOPMENTCHAPTER ILITERATURE REVIEWThis chapter provides the literature review including the notions of speech actstheory, theory of politeness strategies,...