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Peer reviewedKimura, Kazumi – Issues in Applied Linguistics, 1994
Provides an account of the functions of "sumimasen," one of the expressions used for apology and thanks in everyday Japanese conversation. The study observes the different socio-cultural contexts in which this expression occurs, using a database of 10 hours of daily conversation. The study attempts to relate "sumimasen" to…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Communication (Thought Transfer), Context Effect, Databases
