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Differences between Politeness Strategies Used in Requests by Americans and Japanese.
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Kitao, Kenji – 1987
In Japan, absolute social status and power relationships among people are clearer than in the United States. The Japanese language supports this social system with the use of a special polite language ("keigo"), structural use of which is the same as polite language in English. The differences lie in the degrees of familiarity used and…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communication Strategies, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries