AcknowledgementsIamindebtedtoouruniversityforprovidingmewithsuchapreciousopportunityofwritingthisthesistoconcludemyfouryears’undergraduateeducation
Inthecourseofwriting,IhavegainedmoreknowledgeandenlightenmentthanIexpected
Iwouldliketoexpressmymostsincereappreciationtomyrespectedsupervisor,Mrs
GaoYanmei,anamiableandknowledgeableteacher,whopatientlyandpainstakinglyfulfilledthetaskofreading,critiquing,shapingandpolishingallthepreliminarydraftsofthisthesis
Inaddition,mythanksalsogotomyclassmateswhohaveofferedmehelpandsuggestions
AbstractWiththeeconomicglobalization,cross-culturalcommunicationactivitiesaremoreandmorefrequently
Duringinterculturalcommunication,politenessplaysaveryimportantrole
Inthispaper,ImakeacomparativestudyofChineseandEnglishapologystrategiesunderthecategoryofpolitenessprin