Pragmatic functions of humble forms in Japanese ceremonial discourse

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 218-238

  Dunn, Cynthia Dickel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Honorifics; Japanese discourse; Speaker agency; Speech styles; Style shifting

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444461480     PISSN: 10551360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/jlin.2005.15.2.218     Document Type: Article

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