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Apology routine formulae in Hungarian

Suszczyńska, Małgorzata (2005) Apology routine formulae in Hungarian. Acta Linguistica Hungarica, 52 (1). pp. 77-116. ISSN 1216-8076

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Abstract

This paper describes the forms and functions of Hungarian apology routine formulae (RF) used by Hungarian adults in a written Discourse Completion Test. Five apology RF types are identified, their choices being influenced by such factors as the offence type and its severity, the social role of the interlocutor and the offender's gender. Two main apology RF types, Ne haragudj `Don't be angry' and Elnézést `Excuse me' are shown to perform complementary communicative functions of restoring harmony in familiar vs. unfamiliar settings. Gender differences in the use of RF types present on various levels of analysis demonstrate that males and females choose different ways to restore social harmony and may attach importance to different aspects of the context.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > P0 Philology. Linguistics / filológia, nyelvészet
Depositing User: xFruzsina xPataki
Date Deposited: 15 Jun 2017 10:27
Last Modified: 15 Jun 2017 10:27
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/54893

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