Essays about: "Politeness theory"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 21 essays containing the words Politeness theory.

1. 16. THE APPLICATION OF POLITENESS THEORY INTO ENGLISH EDUCATION IN JAPAN

   University essay from Avdelningen för språk och kultur; Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Maho Kawai; [2013]
   Keywords : politeness theory; ESL in Japan;

   Abstract : In Japan, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) revised the Course of Study in English education twice in the last decade (in 2002 and in 2011), and the drastic changes have been made especially in the section of communicative skills: introduction of English study in elementary school, teaching English in English in high school, requirement of the subject ‘Oral Communication I’ in high school, etc. The aim of the revisions is to produce international individuals, who have high English proficiency not only in input-skills but also in output-skills, especially in speaking (MEXT 2004: 90, MEXT 2011). READ MORE

3. 17. Yooda & Rashii : Pragmatic motivations and the perception of information

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

   Author : Simon Karlsson; [2013]
   Keywords : Evidentiality; Japanese; politeness; pragmatics; rashii; territory of information; yooda; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The Japanese evidentials yooda and rashii both express inference, but it is difficult to articulate their difference. This paper presents a new theory that can explain the practical use of said evidentials, including cases that are problematic for previous research. READ MORE

4. 18. Politeness Strategies - a theoretical framework : Sociolinguistic observations of politeness

   University essay from Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Henrik Karsberg; [2012]
   Keywords : Politeness;

   Abstract : This essay gives a comprehensive theoretical background and then uses observations of how FTAs can be analyzed. The observation, made in a school setting is characterized by an asymmetric relationship between the main participants. The aim is to discuss theories and models of politeness, and how to operationalize them. READ MORE

5. 19. The Polite Press Release - Politeness in English/Japanese press releases following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear accident

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

   Author : Johan Nordgren; [2012]
   Keywords : Japanese; English; Polite; Politeness; Face; PR; Business Relationships; Keigo; Press Release; Brown and Levinson; TEPCO; BP; Deepwater Horizon; Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill; Fukushima Daiichi; Great East Japan Earthquake; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This essay attempts to distinguish differences in politeness in Japanese and English press releases, with a specific focus on TEPCO and BP in the aftermath of their respective environmental disasters. Through the use of discourse analysis, PR theory and the Brown and Levinson politeness model I find that the Japanese press releases favour negative politeness, whereas the English favour positive politeness. READ MORE

6. 20. Brown and Levinson Online - On the implications of politeness strategies and the Japanese desu/masu-form in a massively multiplayer online game

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Japanska

   Author : Jens Larsson; [2011]
   Keywords : chat; cmc; pragmatics; online; eve; game; style-shift; levinson; brown; masu; desu; japanese; politeness; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Politeness in Japanese has been the subject of many linguistic inquiries. Overarching these is Brown and Levinson's (1987) influential but also criticized (see Matsumoto, 1988; Ide 1992) theory on politeness as a cross-linguistic factor. READ MORE