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On historical Chinese apology and its strategic application

The present paper aims (a) to reconstruct the formal peculiarities of historical Chinese apology (HCA), and (b) to apply the data gained to reexamine the concept of “discernment”...

Keywords: historical pragmatics, traditional Chinese apology, ritualised formulae, elevating/denigrating vocatives, discernment

02/2007 | Journal of Politeness Research. Language, Behaviour, Culture, Walter de Gruyter