On apologising in negative and positive politeness cultures
By: Eva Ogiermann.
Series: Pragmatics & beyond -- new ser., v. 191; Pragmatics & beyond -- new ser., v. 191.
Publisher: John Benjamins Pub. Co.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9789027254351
Subjects: Apologizing -- Cross-cultural studies
Other titles: On apologizing in negative and positive politeness cultures
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-293) and index.
Table of contents: title: Cross-cultural pragmatics; title: The culture-specificity of politeness; title: The speech act of apologising; title: Literature review; title: Methodological considerations; title: Data collection; title: Illocutionary force indicating devices: IFIDs; title: Accounts; title: Positive politeness apology strategies; title: On the culture-specificity of apologies; title: Conclusion.