Apology routine formulae in Hungarian

Bibliographic Data

ID19494864
AuthorsMałgorzata Suszczyńska (corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume52
Issue1
Pages77-116
Publication date2005-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueActa Linguistica Hungarica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1216-8076 • E-ISSN: 1588-2624
PublisherAkademiai Kiado Zrt. (PUBLISHER • HU)
DOI10.1556/aling.52.2005.1.4
OpenAlexW2017856472
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited42

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

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