중국인 한국어 학습자들과 한국어 모어화자들의 사과전략 비교

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There is a lack of research on comparative and sociopragmatic apology strategies between Korean native speakers and Chinese KSL (Korean as a second language) learners. This paper compares apology strategies between 232 Korean native students and 73 Chinese KSL students, employing 8 situations from the DCQ (Dialogue Construction Questionnaire) used by Bergman & Kasper (1993) and Maeshiba et al. (1996). The study results show that the two groups employed different apology strategies in the same situations given in the DCQs. The Chinese KSL students used substantive apology strategies including IFID, taking on responsibility and offer of repair; the Korean students used ritual apology strategies including IFID, downgrading responsibility and opting out in the same situations. Also, the Korean students employed different strategies according to severity of offence and power relationships. However, the KSL students’ strategies did not show any differences in power as a social factor. These results indicate that the different apology strategies between the two groups can lead to “cross-cultural pragmatic failure” (Thomas, 1983) and make cultural conflicts in their communications in Korean. Thus, it is suggested that sociopragmatically comparative apology speech act should be included in Korean language education.

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