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Author Brown, Lucien.

Title Korean honorifics and politeness in second language learning / Lucien Brown
Published Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 311 pages) : illustrations
Series Pragmatics & beyond new series ; v. 206
Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., 206
Contents Korean Honorifics and Politeness in Second Language Learning; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Note on transcriptions; 1. Introduction; 2. The Korean honorifics system; 3. Honorifics and politeness; 4. Honorifics and L2 pragmatic development; 5. Data analysis: Discourse Completion Test; 6. Data analysis: Role-plays; 7. Data analysis: Natural interactions; 8. Data analysis: Honorific sensitive incidents; 9. Discussion and conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index; Pragmatics & Beyond New Series
Summary This book investigates the ways that advanced speakers of Korean as a second language perceive, use and learn the complexities of the Korean honorifics system. Despite their advanced proficiency in Korean, the study shows that the honorifics use of these speakers diverges in crucial ways from native speaker norms. It is argued that, rather than reflecting the language competence of these speakers as such, this usage is linked to questions of the identity of "language learners" and "foreigners" in Korean society. In addition, it shows the influence of conflicting ideologies regarding the "meani
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-307) and index
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Subject Korean language -- Honorific
Korean language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers
Second language acquisition.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Korean.
Korean language -- Honorific
Korean language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers
Second language acquisition
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2011004874
ISBN 9789027286970
9027286973
1283059398
9781283059398
9786613059390
6613059390