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In:Informality in Japanese: Getting close in a formal context
Edited by Haruko Minegishi Cook and Momoko Nakamura
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 357] 2027
► pp. 1–18

Chapter 1
Introduction

 | University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
 | Kanto Gakuin University
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Article outline
  • 1.The importance of informality construction
  • 2.The importance of studying the plain form
    • 2.1Addressee honorifics (desu/masu form)
    • 2.2Plain form (da form)
  • 3.The importance of multiplicity: Modalities, frames, and speech styles
  • 4.Going beyond speech-style shift
    • 4.1Multilevel resources: Frames, footing, and participation frameworks
    • 4.2The use of multiple linguistic styles: Regional dialects and youth vernaculars
  • 5.Conclusions
  • 6.The structure of the volume
  • Author queries
  • Acknowledgements
  • Note
  • References
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