27.4240, Books: Sorry About That: Battistella

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Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2016 12:55:19
From: Carolyn Napolitano [Carolyn.Napolitano at oup.com]
Subject: Sorry About That: Battistella

 


Title: Sorry About That 
Subtitle: The Language of Public Apology 
Publication Year: 2016 
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Book URL: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/sorry-about-that-9780190468903 


Author: Edwin L. Battistella

Paperback: ISBN:  9780190468903 Pages: 240 Price: U.S. $ 19.95


Abstract:

People do bad things. They misspeak, mislead, and misbehave. They lie, cheat,
steal, and kill. Often, afterward, they apologize. But what makes a successful
apology? Why does Joe Biden's 2007 apology for referring to Barack Obama as
"articulate and bright" succeed, whereas Mel Gibson's 2006 apology for his
anti-Semitic tirade fails? Naturally, the effectiveness of an apology depends
on the language used, as well as the conditions under which we offer our
regrets.

In Sorry About That, linguist Edwin Battistella analyzes the public apologies
of presidents, politicians, entertainers, and businessmen, situating the
apology within American popular culture. Battistella offers the fascinating
stories behind these apologies alongside his own analysis of the language used
in each. He uses these examples to demonstrate the ways in which language
creates sincere or insincere apologies, why we choose to apologize or don't,
and how our efforts to say we are sorry succeed or fail.

Each chapter expands on a central concept or distinction that explains part of
the apology process. Battistella covers over fifty memorable apologies from
McDonald's, Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey, Jane Fonda, Bill Clinton, and many
more. Moving back and forth between examples and concepts, Battistella
connects actual apologies with the broader social, ethical, and linguistic
principles behind them. Readers will come away from the book better consumers
of apologies - and better apologizers as well.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics


Written In: English  (eng)

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