On apologising in negative and positive politeness cultures
By: Eva Ogiermann.
Series: Pragmatics & beyond new series -- v. 191
Publisher: John Benjamins Pub. Company
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Philadelphia, Pa
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789027254351
Subjects: Apologizing -- Cross-cultural studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Abbreviations, figures, tables; title: Preface; title: 1. Cross-cultural pragmatics; title: 2. The culture-specificity of politeness; title: 3. The speech act of apologising; title: 4. Literature review; title: 5. Methodological considerations; title: 6. Data collection; title: 7. Illocutionary force indicating devices: IFIDs; title: 8. Accounts; title: 9. Positive politeness apology strategies; title: 10. On the culture-specificity of apologies; title: 11. Conclusion; title: Appendices; title: Notes; title: References; title: Index.