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Classifications of Japanese Speech Levels and Styles. Papers in Japanese Linguistics, Vol. 2, No. 1.
PDF pending restorationShinoda, Aiko – 1973
This paper investigates the treatment of Japanese speech levels and styles (known as "keigo") in previous studies and discusses the problems involved. An attempt is made to reconstruct the classification of speech levels and styles in modern colloquial Japanese. Speech styles change according to age, social status, sex, and the…
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Japanese, Language Classification, Language Styles
Download full textChan, R. S. K. – 1976
Formality as a style may be defined as language which reflects or "keynotes" the degree of familiarity between participants in a discourse. Working from this assumption, this paper attempts to answer the question, "How is formality best described?" Results of a series of tests indicate that informants' labels (with the…
Descriptors: English, Language Classification, Language Patterns, Language Research
