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Contrastive Sociolinguistic Studies of Language Behaviors between Japanese and German

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10610496
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 独語・独文学
Research InstitutionOsaka University

Principal Investigator

YAMASHITA Hitoshi  Faculty of Language and Culture, Osaka University Associate Professor, 言語文化部, 助教授 (70243128)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 山下 仁  大阪大学, 言語文化部, 助教授 (70243128)
Project Period (FY) 1998 – 1999
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1999)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
KeywordsLanguage Behaviors / Politeness / Honorific Expressions / Japanese and German / Sociolinguistics / Contrastive Sociolinguistics / 対照言語学 / 評価概念 / 敬語 / 談話分析
Research Abstract

This study was empirically conducted in three areas in Japan in order to contrast Japanese with German in terms of language behavior. The same survey method that had been already adopted in Germany was used in this study. It is that two researchers observed and collected data from the clerks at the stores such as department stores and perfumeries. Their language behaviors were also evaluated, by using the protocol. The data of seventy settings were collected in total. The following results concerning Japanese language behavior were obtained:
1. Very wide variation of Japanese language behavior was used.
2. Japanese language behavior was evaluated variously.
3. When one often use honorific expressions, it was not necessary to consider them as polite.
4. It was often observed that people use honorific expressions including non-standard dialects.
5. The expressions which correspond to the positive politeness by Brown and Levinson (1987) were taken as polite.
In future we will contrast Japanese with German data in terms of language behavior and consider them in detail.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1999 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1998 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All Other

All Publications (6 results)

  • [Publications] Heinz-Helmut Liiger 他: "CCC-Sammelband, Hoflichkeitsstile"(2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 山下仁、野呂香代子他: "批判的社会言語学-「正しさ」への問い(仮題)"三元社. (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hitoshi Yamashita: "Hoflichkeitsstile im Deutschen und Japanischen"Heinz-Helmut Luger(Hrsg.) "Hoflichkeitsstile" (im Druck).

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hitoshi Yamashita: "Consideration to Politeness Studies in Japan"Kayoko Noro, Hitoshi Yamashita (eds Critical Sociolinguistics.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Heinz-Helmut Luger他: "CCC-Sammelband Hoflichkeitsstile"(2000)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 山下 仁,野呂香代子 他: "批判的社会言語学-「正しさ」に対する問い」(仮説)"三元社. (2000)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1998-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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