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On apologising in negative and positive politeness cultures /
This book investigates how speakers of English, Polish and Russian deal with offensive situations. It reveals culture-specific perceptions of what counts as an apology and what constitutes politeness. It offers a critical discussion of Brown and Levinson's theory and provides counterevidence to...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
©2009.
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| Colección: | Pragmatics & beyond ;
new ser., v. 191. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cross-cultural pragmatics
- The culture-specificity of politeness
- The speech act of apologising
- Literature review
- Methodological considerations
- Data collection
- Illocutionary force indicating devices: IFIDs
- Accounts
- Positive politeness apology strategies
- On the culture-specificity of apologies
- Conclusion.