WHY SOMETIMES SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD
WHY SOMETIMES SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD
Author(s): Mihăiţă HorezeanuSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: apologizing; felicity conditions; negative/positive politeness; IFID;
Summary/Abstract: The paper first looks at the internal configuration of the universal speech act of apologizing and discusses some aspects concerning its culture specificity in the light of negative and positive politeness theories. The second part is a descriptive review of the Illocutionary Force Indicating Devices available in English and Romanian for the performance of an apology.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 20
- Page Range: 119-127
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English