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A study about on the interaction of a lightly imposing ‘Apologetic behaviors’ : As a center since Korea and Japan male and female college student

JungHyunAa 1

1서경대학교

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ABSTRACT

The present study aimed to compare the similarity and difference of a lightly imposing‘Apologetic behaviors’ in interaction, using 64 conversations between college friends of Korea and Japan male and female.  In a lightly imposing scene of apology, both Japanese and Korean male and female native speakers that have to apologize turned out to mainly use ‘utterances of situational explanation, apology and/or accountability’ while those worthy apology mainly used ‘utterances of mistake, situation confirmation, blame and/or concession’. In detail, Korean native speakers who have to apologize mainly used ‘utterances of interpersonal consideration and/o r mistake adjustment’ while those who receive apology mainly used ‘utterances of compensation. In addition, Japanese and Korean male native speakers who have to apologize more used ‘denial of accountability and expression of dissatisfaction’ than Japanese and Korean female native speakers who have to apologize while Japanese and Korean male native speakers who receive apology more used ‘utterances of blame’ than Japanese and Korean female native speakers who have to apologize. Particularly, Korean male native speakers showed this tendency more obviously. On the other hand, Japanese and Korean female native speakers who apologize more used ‘utterances of apology’ than Japanese and Korean male native speakers who apologize. Especially, Japanese female native speakers who are entitled to apology showed repeated acceptance of apology.

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