On apologising in negative and positive politeness cultures

On apologising in negative and positive politeness cultures / Eva Ogiermann.

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...

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Main Author: Ogiermann, Eva
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2009.
Series:Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., v. 191.
Subjects:
Apologizing > Cross-cultural studies.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
Apologizing
Cross-cultural studies
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