Abstract: The questionnaire and note-taking are adopted to carry out a research on the apology grounded on politeness theory.The collected data,which are analyzed by SPSS,demonstrate that the apology is such a sophisticated behavior that it is under the influence of complex parameters: severity of offence,expectation of an apology,gender and social distance.The different conclusions from those of precedent western scholars illustrate the affect of culture on the politeness.
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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