Denuncias, quejas y súplicas en cartas coloniales colombo-venezolanas

Abstract

This study analyses complaints and requests in colonial letters from Merida, Santa Marta and Bogota. These speech acts are considered dangerous for the image of interactancts. Complaints and requests belong to non-politeness or political behaviour in the systems of social relations. They correspond to expected behavior but do not particularly favor the recipient’s face. They evidence