Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Korean Linguistics
- Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of Korean Linguistics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Part I Korean Overview
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Phonology: An Overview
- Chapter 3 Overview of Chapters on Syntax
- Chapter 4 On the Centrality of Korean in Language Contacts in Northeast Asia
- Chapter 5 Politeness Strategies in Korean
- Chapter 6 Korean Kugyŏl
- Part II Phonetics and Phonology
- Part III Morphology and Syntax
- Part IV Semantics and Pragmatics
- Part V Sociolinguistics and Psycholinguistics
- Part VI Language Pedagogy
- Index
- References
Chapter 5 - Politeness Strategies in Korean
from Part I - Korean Overview
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 September 2022
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Korean Linguistics
- Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of Korean Linguistics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Part I Korean Overview
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Phonology: An Overview
- Chapter 3 Overview of Chapters on Syntax
- Chapter 4 On the Centrality of Korean in Language Contacts in Northeast Asia
- Chapter 5 Politeness Strategies in Korean
- Chapter 6 Korean Kugyŏl
- Part II Phonetics and Phonology
- Part III Morphology and Syntax
- Part IV Semantics and Pragmatics
- Part V Sociolinguistics and Psycholinguistics
- Part VI Language Pedagogy
- Index
- References
Summary
Chapter 5 describes the four chief domains of linguistic politeness in Korean: speech style, honorifics, terms of address, and gendered language. Based on characteristics of those four areas, the chapter proposes different variables governing when and how to use different components of polite language, in addition to two exceptional subcases of honorifics. The term “politeness” is used in this chapter in a broad sense to denote any linguistic expression that shows respect. Honorifics are a major component of linguistic politeness in this sense, but far from the only one.
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