Sorry about that : the language of public apology /
Battistella, Edwin L.,author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-210) and index.
The scope of apologies -- How apologies succeed and fail -- How we literally apologize -- Sorry, regrets, and more -- True confessions -- Verbal self-defense -- National apologies -- International apologies -- Why we apologize, or don't -- Apology in American culture. A reader's guide to analyzing apologies.
Linguistic analysis (Linguistics)
Apologizing.