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Shirley Hazzard And I: The Self, The Writer, The Nation And The World At 'Australian Literature In A Global World', Anne Collett
Shirley Hazzard And I: The Self, The Writer, The Nation And The World At 'Australian Literature In A Global World', Anne Collett
Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)
"I don't believe that the best of this country's writers will wish to rest on 'identity': that is, to invite the risk that a work will be praised, and even over-valued, for its Australian associations - however striking their effects - rather than for its greater human truth." (Hazzard, Boyoer Lectures, 28)
Australian And Chinese Perceptions Of (Im)Politeness In An Intercultural Apology, Wei-Lin Melody Chang
Australian And Chinese Perceptions Of (Im)Politeness In An Intercultural Apology, Wei-Lin Melody Chang
Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)
This study aims to explore the variables in perceptions of (im)politeness in an intercultural apology, focusing on discussion of the cultural and gender differences. Through the study’s instrument, a conversation between an Australian and a Taiwanese Chinese speaker, the study suggests that there are indeed some differences in perceptions of (im)politeness across different cultural groups, since the participants from these two backgrounds tend to use distinctive strategies to make apologies. The study’s findings indicate that the cultural factor is more influential in the perceptions of (im)politeness than the gender factor. The gender differences found in these perceptions require further investigation …