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It's different with you: Contrastive perspectives on address research
Edited by Nicole Baumgarten and Roel Vismans
[Topics in Address Research 5] 2023
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Chapter 2
The function of names

A case study of usage in Japanese original TV dramas and Korean remakes

| Australian National University
| Australian National University
The current study investigates the use of a person’s name in Japanese and Korean. A name is the first appellation given to an individual, and functions not only to identify and address them, but also to establish and maintain everyday interactions. In many languages, a name can typically be either a given name or family name only, or both in full, and each form of a name (i.e., given name, family name or full name) may function differently from language to language. The current study aims to explore the differences between Japanese and Korean in terms of the distribution of different forms of names, and the social functions and pragmatic effects of these forms. Based on the analysis of three Japanese TV drama series and their Korean remake versions, the study shows that, in terms of frequency, Japanese can be characterised as a “family name” language whereas Korean can be characterised as a “full name” language. The study also demonstrates that there are differences in the use of family names and full names between the two languages.
Keywords: Japanese, Korean, name, identification, social relationship, TV drama
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Previous studies
  • 3.General features of names in Japanese and Korean
    • 3.1Structural patterns
    • 3.2Basic functions
  • 4.Data and distributions
    • 4.1Data
    • 4.2Distributional facts
  • 5.Bare forms of names
    • 5.1Given name only
    • 5.2Family name only
    • 5.3Full name only
    • 5.4Summary of bare names
  • 6.Names with titles
  • 7.Conclusion
  • Abbreviations used
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 6 September 2023
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