Linguistic politeness in intercultural communication in Japanese

Politeness is said to be the essence of Japanese communication and is deeply rooted in its culture. Linguistic politeness is necessary for smooth communication in other cultures too. Ide (1989) defines linguistic politeness as " the language associated with smooth communication realized throug...

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Main Author: Suraiya Mohd. Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaya 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Modern Languages
Online Access:http://jml.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/3808
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