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Wetzel, Patricia J. – Language Variation and Change, 1994
Describes the results of a subjective reaction test of over 700 Japanese college students' and office workers' attitudes toward honorifics (keigo) in Japanese. It found that subjects from higher socioeconomic classes were more outspoken and ready to judge incompetent or insufficient keigo more negatively than individuals from lower socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Adults, College Students, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries