The Japanese language has a system of honorific speech, referred to as keigo (Japanese: 敬(けい)語(ご), literally "respectful language"), parts of speech that...
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The Japanese language makes use of a system of honorific speech, called keishō (敬称), which includes honorific suffixes and prefixes when referring to...
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ways (See Korean speech levels and Honorific speech in Japanese § Grammatical overview). They are cited as the two most elaborate honorific systems, perhaps...
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"honorific" is used in a more specific sense to refer to an honorary academic title. It is also often conflated with systems of honorific speech in linguistics...
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of intimacy, and speech act situation. One basic rule of Korean honorifics is 'making oneself lower'; the speaker can use honorific forms and also use...
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are different levels of Japanese speech that indicate politeness, social standing and respect, referred to, simply, as honorific form (敬語 keigo). Using...
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must do that action". Japanese godan and ichidan verbs Honorific speech in Japanese Japanese adjectives Japanese particles Japanese grammar Banno et al...
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Register (sociolinguistics) (redirect from Speech register)
Child-directed speech Code-switching Colloquialism Diglossia Elderspeak Etiquette Honorifics (linguistics) - politeness markers Honorific speech in Japanese Korean...
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participants of the conversation. Honorific speech is a type of social deixis, as an understanding of the context—in this case, the social status of the...
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may not follow the gender norm in speech, some linguistic studies indicate that Japanese women tend to use more honorific language than men do, which reinforces...
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This article deals with Japanese equivalents of English adjectives. In Japanese, nouns and verbs can modify nouns, with nouns taking the 〜の particles...
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Uchi–soto (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
others. [citation needed] For detailed information, see honorific speech in Japanese. Japanese honorific language ("keigo") is divided into three forms: polite...
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have complex politeness systems, such as Korean speech levels and honorific speech in Japanese. Japanese is perhaps the most widely known example of a language...
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exhaustive list of words. Japanese verb conjugation Honorific speech in Japanese Japanese adjectives Japanese particles Japanese grammar 五段活用 Banno, Eri;...
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especially those in their youth. Japanese words that refer to other people are part of the encompassing system of honorific speech and should be understood...
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Grammatical conjugation (category Articles with text in Indic languages)
conjugation: Degree of formality (see T–V distinction, Honorific speech in Japanese, Korean speech levels) Clusivity (of personal pronouns) Transitivity...
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Tohru Honda (category Fictional Japanese people in anime and manga)
the original Japanese, Tohru habitually speaks formally (see Honorific speech in Japanese), but not always correctly. She picked up this habit from her...
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of contact with other speech communities. Honorifics (linguistics) Honorific speech in Japanese Korean honorifics Thai honorifics Hill, Jane H.; Kenneth...
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Otaku (category CS1 Japanese-language sources (ja))
word can be used metaphorically as a part of honorific speech in Japanese, as a second-person pronoun. In this usage, its literal translation is "you"...
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tense and voice, but not person. Japanese adjectives are also conjugated. Japanese has a complex system of honorifics, with verb forms and vocabulary to...
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List of Fruits Basket characters (category CS1 uses Japanese-language script (ja))
shoulder everyone else's burdens. In the original Japanese, Tohru habitually speaks formally (see Honorific speech in Japanese), but not always correctly, a...
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Kusumoto Ine (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
term for a mixed-race child. Honorific speech in Japanese#Female names Portals: Biography Japan Medicine By the Japanese calendar she was born on the...
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Kansai dialect (redirect from Osaka Japanese)
as Kansai-hōgen (関西方言)) is a group of Japanese dialects in the Kansai region (Kinki region) of Japan. In Japanese, Kansai-ben is the common name and it...
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Natsume's Book of Friends (category CS1 Japanese-language sources (ja))
Natsume's Book of Friends (Japanese: 夏目友人帳, Hepburn: Natsume Yūjin-chō) is a Japanese manga series by Yuki Midorikawa. It started in Hakusensha's shōjo manga...
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Chinese titles (category Chinese honorifics)
In Chinese-speaking societies around the world, an honorific title is attached after the family name of an individual when addressing that person. Aside...
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burakku kigyō/burakku gaisha), also referred to in English as a black corporation or black business, is a Japanese term for an exploitative, sweatshop-type employment...
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Senpai and kōhai (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
Confucianism, but has developed a distinctive Japanese style. The term senpai can be considered a term in Japanese honorifics. The relationship is an interdependent...
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Burakumin (redirect from Eta (Japanese social caste))
from buraku (部落), a Japanese term which refers literally to a small, generally rural, commune or hamlet. In the regions of Japan where the burakumin issue...
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sets the tone for Japanese aesthetics. Until the thirteenth century, Shinto remained the main influence on Japanese aesthetics. In the Buddhist tradition...
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emperor is defined by the Constitution of Japan as the symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people, his position deriving from "the...
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