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refer to. The second column refers to the level to whom others react. The third column denotes the level of honour, influence and / or deference these sentences report. Each line represents a combination of these three columns, i.e. the levels of face elements.
TABLE 7. Cross-Tabulations of the levels of the Four Factors of Face with Attributes of Face
S/P/M of Reactions to Attributes of *1 *2 1. Athletes Athletes Athletes 7 2. Athletes Delegation Athletes 2 3. Delegation Delegation Delegation 7 4. Athletes Athletes People 1 5. Delegation Delegation People 1 6. Country Country People — 7. Athletes Athletes Country 5 8. Delegation Delegation Country 00 8 9. Athletes Delegation Others 1 10. Delegation Delegation Others 2Legend:
S/P/M = Status, Performance & Moral Behaviour;
*1 = No. of sentences with themes enhancing China; *2 = No. of sentences with themes enhancing others.
As such, there are seven sentences each of which talks about the basic factors, 'others' reactions and attributes of face of the individual athletes (Line 1). Down the table in Line 3, seven sentences are about a delegation in all three categories. One sentence links factors of face of athletes with face attributes of the people (Line 4) while another one links factors of face of a delegation with the people (Line 5). The factors of face of a country also sees relation with the people in one sentence (Line 6).