Speech Acts and the Different Perspectives on the Meaning of “Very Sorry” in the Letter on Hainan Island Incident

This study aims to analyze the types of speech acts in the text and to analyze different perspectives on the meaning “very sorry” between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China. The object of the study is a letter of saying sorry from the U.S. Ambassador for China Josep...

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Main Author: Christine Permata Sari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Sanata Dharma 2017-03-01
Series:LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching
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Online Access:http://e-journal.usd.ac.id/index.php/LLT/article/view/405