Linguistic differences between men and women in terms of apology : a case study of Iraqi EFL learners

الملخص EN

The present study focuses on the speech act of apologizing among Iraqi advanced learners of English.

Within the investigation of the apologetic expressions provided by the subjects, the researcher will mainly study if any differences between males and females exist.

The responses of the subjects will be further analyzed according to the following variables : type of apology, type of offence, and sex relationship between hearer and speaker.