Publications

Publication details [#53169]

Saito, Junko. 2010. Subordinates’ use of Japanese plain forms: An examination of superior–subordinate interactions in the workplace. Journal of Pragmatics 42 (12) : 3271–3282.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

hierarchy | indexical | meaning | social status | workplace conversation

Language as a subject

Japanese

Place, Publisher

Elsevier

Journal WWW

www.sciencedirect.com/web-editions

Annotation

This paper explores subordinates’ deployment of plain (in contrast to honorific) forms in superior–subordinate workplace interactions, focusing on the indexical meanings of these forms addressing the speaker's inward thought and his highlighting of information.