Discernment and variation: The actionoriented use of Japanese addressee honorifics

Multilingua

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 155-176

  Geyer, Naomi ^a  

^a 1260 Van Hise Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Addressee honorifics; Discernment; Japanese language; Politeness; Style shifts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878203847     PISSN: 01678507     EISSN: 16133684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/multi-2013-0008     Document Type: Article

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