Battistella, Edwin L. <br/><br/>
Sorry about that :  the language of public apology / 
Edwin L. Battistella. 
 - xii, 217 pages ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-210) and index. 
<br/><br/>The scope of apologies -- How apologies succeed and fail -- How we literally apologize -- Sorry, regrets, and more -- True confessions -- Verbal self-defense -- National apologies -- International apologies -- Why we apologize, or don't -- Apology in American culture. A reader's guide to analyzing apologies. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199300914 (hardcover : acid-free paper) 0199300917 (hardcover : acid-free paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>40023903013 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013033233 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB461393  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>016741882  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Linguistic analysis (Linguistics)<br/>Apologizing.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P 126  / .B37 2014