Apologies in Mandarin Chinese conversation: Lexical format and the reflexive construction of ‘apologizeables’

This paper uses the theory and methods of Conversation Analysis (CA) to explore the lexical design of apologies in naturally-occurring Mandarin conversation. We present three recurrent lexical formats used to issue apologies—(i) 不好意思 bùhǎoyìsī, (ii) 对不起 duìbùqǐ, and (iii) 抱歉/道歉 bàoqiàn/dàoqiàn—all o...

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Published in:	Journal of pragmatics Vol. 242; pp. 60 - 75
Main Authors:	Yu, Guodong, Raymond, Chase Wesley, Wu, Yaxin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 01.06.2025
Subjects:	Apology Conversation Analysis (CA) Lexicon Mandarin Chinese Social action Turn design Conversation Analysis (CA) Mandarin Chinese Turn design Apology Lexicon Social action
ISSN:	0378-2166
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