Sr No | Congratulation strategies | Congratulation strategy expressions |
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1 | Illocutionary Force Indicating Device (IFID) | Congratulation/congratulations |
2 | Request for Information (RFI) | How do you come to know about this? |
3 | The offer of good wish (OoGW) | Wish you the best of luck/God bless you |
4 | Expression of happiness (EoH) | I am very happy for you |
5 | Expression of surprise (EoS) | Ooh! Really! |
6 | Expression of Validation (EoV) | I know because you deserve it |
7 | The Suggestion of Celebration (SoC) | It’s party time |
8 | Expression of Envy (EoE) | I must say you are very lucky |
9 | Utterance of Encouragement (UoE) | Good effort…Keep it up |
10 | Overlapped | Congratulations….Wish you the best of luck–-I’m so happy for you! |