Apologies in Chinese and English-A Research Report

摘要: Apology- making is a universal phenomenon, but the realization of this speech act may be culture specific. This paper, by looking into an investigation on apology-making, attempts to discover some most distinctive features apology behavior in Chinese terms strategies and socio-pragmatic variables that influence selection strategies. Based findings research made group scholars involved Cross-cultural Speech Act Realization Project, paper also compares native speakers English speakers. Some differences as well similarities are found. The authors try account for from perspectives social norms, cultural values contexts. It hoped present will not only make contributions study two languages offer practical assistance learners or foreign language.