Development of speech level base and speech level shift : A comparison between intermediate learners and advanced learners of Japanese
| Autor: | Beuckmann, Fusako, Mori, Kazumasa |
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| Jazyk: | japonština |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | 間谷論集. 12:1-25 |
| ISSN: | 1882-1111 |
| Popis: | 研究論文 Articles The aim of this study is to identify the developmental process of speech level base and speech level shift by comparing ten advanced and ten intermediate adult learners of Japanese. We used closed role-play to elucidate request, invitation and apology, and analyzed each utterance within the six speech levels. Data analysis revealed that the development of speech level base evolves through the following stages: 1) only polite speech level base can be used, 2) plain speech level base appears, however, polite speech level base is dominant, 3) both polite and plain speech level bases can be used, however, not precisely controlled, 4) there are no gaps between speaker's perception and usage of speech level base. Developmental steps of speech level shift can be illustrated as follows: 1) no shift, 2) haphazard up-shift, 3) haphazard up-/down- shift, 4) delay in re-turning to the speech level base after a speech shift, 5) accomplishment of pragmatically appropriate speech level shift. Until now little attention has been paid to the developmental process of speech level. The result of this study, however, sheds light on how learners of Japanese acquire speech level base and speech level shift. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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