Publications
Publication details [#48326]
Hudson, Mutsuko Endo. 2008. Riyuu ‘Reason’ for nai desu and other semi-polite forms. In Ono, Tsuyoshi and Kimberly Jones, eds. Style Shifting in Japanese. (Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 180). John Benjamins. pp. 131–160. 
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
John Benjamins
Annotation
This paper explores the reason for the use of Japanese semi-polite forms such as nai desu.