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Li Lee, May-yu – 1983
Two experiments were undertaken in Hong Kong to examine sociocultural factors in the speech acts of making apologies in Cantonese. The first experiment involved ten men who were given role cards describing various situations with minor to serious problems for which they must apologize. The influence of certain situational variables on the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cantonese, Cultural Context, Discourse Analysis
Peer reviewedRose, Kenneth R. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2000
Reports results of an exploratory cross-sectional study of pragmatic development among three groups of primary school students in Hong Kong who complete a cartoon oral production task designed to elicit requests, apologies, and compliment responses. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Cross Sectional Studies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
