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Anna
Trc1sborg was ll.ll(rthl;;r
researcher
who
im'estiga.tes
apology
strategies
in
110!1-!J;athte Sflelllcers of English
by
Danish.
on
speech
act set proposed by Ol&.htain-Cohen (1983), and Blum-Kulka
-
Olshtain (1984)
except tl:e
additional category
i.e,
opting
out
(1994:376-383).
The
strategies
are:
0. Opting
out
Yhe offender rejects
to res>poJnsil'}!e
the
offence
that
or
she
may
·ry the
otirers,
attack
the
reject it
(e.g.
"I
know
ir )
or
implicitly by
else.
U)
Reduce the
severity
by
minimizing,
quesw.m
tire
and partly blame othen
4. Apologize
(2) Take on
the responsibility
by f!XJllicltly
(e.g.
Til admit
I
forgot
tc
do
or
implicitly
ackr.a:{;1edge (e.g.
I
shouldn't
have
done
it").
It can
!-..e
done
through
e.mharrassment (e.g. "
I
feel
so
bad it"), expression of lack
(
didn't mean
to
"),
expression
defu:iency
(e.g.
"I
was
exp.!icit
acceptmu:e of
the
blmn2
w-as my fault"}.
(3)
The
offender may
try
to
reduce
his
or
gai!ty
feeling
by
giving
exp1anation
or
account.
It can
be considered
as
an excuse.
Trosborg
states " ...thus
an
explanation
or
an account
ser;es as an 'exeu/i'e'
for a
con!milted
offimce
"(1994:380)
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