Japanese politeness in the work of Fujio Minami

Main author: Pizziconi, Barbara
Format: Journal Article           
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Summary: This article presents and evaluates the work on linguistic politeness of the Japanese linguist Minami Fujio. It also constitutes a critical introduction to the work "Keigo" [Honorifics] translated by B. Pizziconi in the second article appearing in the same volume.