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Apology strategies used by the main characters in Bridget Jones' Diary and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Communication is important in maintaining relationship. In a relationship
there are sometimes some incidents of misunderstanding or miscommunication.
As such, people may hurt other person?s feeling. It can cause a problem or even a
serious one. It could break down the relationship. If the person wants to continue
the relationship and makes it better, the person should ask for an apology to the
one that the person has hurt. The writer wants to find out how people as for an
apology for the damage or the mistake. Asking for an apology is not easy. There
are some factors cause people unable to do it easily; they feel ashamed and it was
related to their face. Therefore, the writer is interested in doing an analysis on
apology in Bridget Jones films. In conducting the analysis, she uses Trosborg?s
(1987) theory of Apology Strategies. As a result, the writer finds that Expression
of Apology is used the most. The main characters use Expression of Apology
because they feel sorry for the mistakes and do not want to lose the relationship.
Finally, the writer can conclude that apology may help the person to restore the
communication break down and recover the relationship.

Creator(s)
  • (11402144) MELYANA
Contributor(s)
  • Aylanda Dwi Nugroho → Advisor 1
  • Samuel Gunawan → Examination Committee 1
Publisher
Universitas Kristen Petra; 2007
Language
English
Category
s1 – Undergraduate Thesis
Sub Category
Skripsi/Undergraduate Thesis
Source
Undergraduate Thesis No. 02011631/ING/2007; Melyana (11402144)
Subject(s)
  • APOLOGY (PSYCHOLOGY)
  • SOCIOLINGUISTICS
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