On apologising in negative and positive politeness cultures

In: Pragmatics & beyond

In: New series volume 191

Abstract

Abbreviations, figures, tables -- Preface -- 1. Cross-cultural pragmatics -- 2. The culture-specificity of politeness -- 3. The speech act of apologising -- 4. Literature review -- 5. Methodological considerations -- 6. Data collection -- 7. Illocutionary force indicating devices: IFIDs -- 8. Accounts -- 9. Positive politeness apology strategies -- 10. On the culture-specificity of apologies -- 11. Conclusion -- Appendices -- Notes -- References -- Index