Do Japanese Mothers Talk Differently to Daughters than Sons?: A Study of Bikago (Beautified Speech)

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10.2991/icirad-17.2017.14How to use a DOI?

Keywords

bikago, Japanese language, Japanese mother, refined language skills

Abstract

Japanese is well known for its gendered speech style which denotes the sex of the speaker. These speech styles are reinforced throughout their formative years. This study analyzed (1) how Japanese Mothers in Bali use bikago (beautified speech) especially in child-directed speech; and (2) to investigate the factors that influence the use of bikago by Japanese mothers when talking to their daughters. The research was conducted between January until February 2016, involving two Japanese mothers who stayed in Bali with their children. The data were collected through observation by using tape- recorder. The data were then analyzed qualitatively and revealed that (1) Japanese mothers tended to use bikago more frequently when talking to their daughter as compared to when they spoke to their son, and (2) mothers used bikago when talking to their daughters to boost the daughter's refined language skill.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Kadek Eva Krishna Adnyani
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BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Innovative Research Across Disciplines (ICIRAD 2017)
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SN  - 2352-5398
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