THE MEANS OF EXPRESSING OF “APOLOGY” SPEECH ACT IN ENGLISH

Abstract

It is well-known fact that speech act of apology has long been the focus of scholars' attention. In the last 30 years, linguistics has also become involved in this field. This is evidenced by a number of studies devoted to their study from linguistic and pragmatic points of view. This article is dedicated to the problem of the use of language units with the semantics of apology for the realization of other speech acts and formulas, as well as the problem of translation of the formulas used in the semantic situation of apology in general.