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Publication details [#3495]

Fraser, Bruce. 1981. On apologizing. In Coulmas, Florian, ed. Conversational routine: Explorations in standardized communication situations and prepatterned speech. Mouton. pp. 259–271.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

apologizing | context | conversational strategy

Annotation

The act of apologizing is analyzed into its necessary properties; ten different strategies for apologizing are presented; contextual features are discussed which might influence the choice of a particular apologizing strategy.