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Publication details [#11955]

Matsumoto, Yoshiko. 1997. The Rise and Fall of Japanese Nonsubject Honorifics: The Case of 'o-Verb-suru'. Journal of Pragmatics 28 (6) : 719–740. 22 pp.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
Elsevier
ISBN
0378-2166

Annotation

Pragmatic function and variability of nonsubject honorification are investigated. A pragmatic condition is proposed, and the development and usage of this honorific are described.