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Keigo in Modern Japan: Polite Language from Meiji to the Present
Patricia J. Wetzel
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Hardcover. Offering a comprehensive examination of a frequently discussed yet much misunderstood aspect of the Japanese language, this book looks at Keigo, or "polite language". It argues that modern keigo consciousness and keigo grammar merged out of Japan's encounter with Western trends. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 3JH; 3JJ; CFA; CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Here is a comprehensive examination of a frequently discussed yet much misunderstood aspect of the Japanese language. Keigo, or ""polite language,"" is often viewed as a quaint accessory to Japanese grammar and a relic of Japan's feudal past. Nothing, Patricia Wetzel contends, could be further from the truth. It is true that Japan has a long history of differentiating linguistic form on the basis of social status, psychological detachment, emotional reserve, and a host of other context-dependent factors. But, as is made clear in this broadly framed study, modern keigo consciousness and keigo grammar emerged out of Japan's encounter with ... Read more
Here is a comprehensive examination of a frequently discussed yet much misunderstood aspect of the Japanese language. Keigo, or ""polite language,"" is often viewed as a quaint accessory to Japanese grammar and a relic of Japan's feudal past. Nothing, Patricia Wetzel contends, could be further from the truth. It is true that Japan has a long history of differentiating linguistic form on the basis of social status, psychological detachment, emotional reserve, and a host of other context-dependent factors. But, as is made clear in this broadly framed study, modern keigo consciousness and keigo grammar emerged out of Japan's encounter with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824826024
SKU
V9780824826024
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