Linguistic politeness in intercultural communication in Japanese

Politeness is said to be the essence of Japanese communication and is deeply rooted in its culture. Linguistic politeness is necessary for smooth communication in other cultures too. Ide (1989) defines linguistic politeness as " the language associated with smooth communication realized throug...

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Main Author: Suraiya Mohd. Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaya 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Modern Languages
Online Access:http://jml.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/3808
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description Politeness is said to be the essence of Japanese communication and is deeply rooted in its culture. Linguistic politeness is necessary for smooth communication in other cultures too. Ide (1989) defines linguistic politeness as " the language associated with smooth communication realized through (I) the speaker's use of intentional strategy to allow his or her message to be received favorably by the addressee, (2) the speaker's choice of expressions to conform to the expected and or prescribed norms of speech appropriate to the contextual situation in individual speech communities" (ibid:225).
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spelling doaj-art-5ff8ffcdf0e54bff9aa4f5d73a7560e22025-08-20T01:54:08ZengUniversiti MalayaJournal of Modern Languages1675-526X2462-19862017-07-01141Linguistic politeness in intercultural communication in JapaneseSuraiya Mohd. Ali0University of Malaya, Malaysia Politeness is said to be the essence of Japanese communication and is deeply rooted in its culture. Linguistic politeness is necessary for smooth communication in other cultures too. Ide (1989) defines linguistic politeness as " the language associated with smooth communication realized through (I) the speaker's use of intentional strategy to allow his or her message to be received favorably by the addressee, (2) the speaker's choice of expressions to conform to the expected and or prescribed norms of speech appropriate to the contextual situation in individual speech communities" (ibid:225). http://jml.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/3808
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Journal of Modern Languages
title Linguistic politeness in intercultural communication in Japanese
title_full Linguistic politeness in intercultural communication in Japanese
title_fullStr Linguistic politeness in intercultural communication in Japanese
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