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Речев акт и конвенция: за един вид извинения в съвременния български език
Speech act and convention: a kind of apologys in modern Bulgarian

Author(s): Nikolai Paskalev
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: apologies; conventional apologies; speech acts; politeness; social roles.

Summary/Abstract: The article is focused on the description of the so called conventional apologies in Bulgarian. A typology of the situations where they are used is traced out. Observations on the cultural specifi city of the conventional apologies and on the infl uence of social factors on the interlocutors’ behaviour are also done.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 46-52
  • Page Count: 7