The Use of Verbal Politeness in Japanese Communication

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10.2991/978-2-38476-152-4_18How to use a DOI?

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Japanese Verbal Politeness; Keigo; Sonkeigo; Kenjougo

Abstract

The politeness in Japanese verbal language is called Keigo. Keigo is a level of respectful speech acts in Japanese consisting of sonkeigo, kenjougo, and teineigo with usage procedures based on conditions and relationships between speakers and speech partners. This research is motivated by how important the use of keigo is for foreign students studying Japanese. Given the complexity of keigo, Japanese language learners are likely to struggle understanding its form and function. To know the real use of keigo, one of them can be done through the study of anime. The objectives of this study are 1) to explain the form of sonkeigo and kenjougo found in the anime 英國戀物語エマ (eikoku koi monogatari ema), and 2) to explain the function of sonkeigo and kenjougo in the anime eikoku koi monogatari ema. The method deployed in this research is descriptive qualitative. Qualitative method is a method used to seek a deep understanding of a symptom, fact, or reality. The data source of this study is the anime eikoku koi monogatari ema episode 1-3. The findings of this study are in the form of the use of sonkeigo amounted to 67 data and kenjougo totaled 16 data, which function to express respect, formality, distance, dignity, and affection. The formation of sonkeigo and kenjougo occurs through the use of patterns, special forms, and affixation. Due to social interactions between subordinates to superiors, Keigo forms dominate the results in this study.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Miftachul Amri
AU  - Rusmiyati Rusmiyati
AU  - Nise S. Sasanti
AU  - Tiffany Qorie
AU  - Yogi Bagus Adhimas
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/19
TI  - The Use of Verbal Politeness in Japanese Communication
BT  - Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Arts and Humanities 2023 (IJCAH 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 181
EP  - 195
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-152-4_18
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-152-4_18
ID  - Amri2023
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