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British Prime Minister David Cameron’s apology for Bloody Sunday

  • Jason A. Edwards and Amber Luckie
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Abstract

In this essay, we examine British Prime Minister David Cameron’s apology for “Bloody Sunday.” This case study offers one possible theoretical re-conceptualization of the apology genre that Villadsen argued for earlier in this book. We provide a theoretical framework to examine these apologies, which are dedicated to rebuilding and strengthening communal bonds harmed by historical injustice caused by one collective against another.

Abstract

In this essay, we examine British Prime Minister David Cameron’s apology for “Bloody Sunday.” This case study offers one possible theoretical re-conceptualization of the apology genre that Villadsen argued for earlier in this book. We provide a theoretical framework to examine these apologies, which are dedicated to rebuilding and strengthening communal bonds harmed by historical injustice caused by one collective against another.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. List of authors vii
  4. Introduction
  5. Let’s talk politics 3
  6. Part I. Theory
  7. Aristotle on deliberation 13
  8. More than a nice ritual 27
  9. Cultural diversity, globalization, and political correctness 45
  10. Part II. Cases
  11. Dialogic voices 63
  12. Prosodic enhancers of humorous effect in political speeches 81
  13. Correlative markers in EU-parliamentary French debate 99
  14. British Prime Minister David Cameron’s apology for Bloody Sunday 115
  15. Entropa 131
  16. US National Security Strategy 149
  17. The Bridge 171
  18. Learning to differ 185
  19. Name index 205
  20. Subject index 207
https://doi.org/10.1075/aic.6.07edw

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. List of authors vii
  4. Introduction
  5. Let’s talk politics 3
  6. Part I. Theory
  7. Aristotle on deliberation 13
  8. More than a nice ritual 27
  9. Cultural diversity, globalization, and political correctness 45
  10. Part II. Cases
  11. Dialogic voices 63
  12. Prosodic enhancers of humorous effect in political speeches 81
  13. Correlative markers in EU-parliamentary French debate 99
  14. British Prime Minister David Cameron’s apology for Bloody Sunday 115
  15. Entropa 131
  16. US National Security Strategy 149
  17. The Bridge 171
  18. Learning to differ 185
  19. Name index 205
  20. Subject index 207
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