Japanology
Online ISSN : 2424-0478
Print ISSN : 2424-046X
Change of Psychological Distance in Language Use in Business Activities
base on honorific and female language
[in Japanese]
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2020 Volume 5 Pages 129-140

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Abstract
Chinese employees who work in Japanese enterprise, how do they use the Japanese honorific expression and female language such as the treatment in job sites? The research tries to have a perspective favorable to business activities or not, based on Chinese employees honorific avoidance and female language usage, explore business in the Japanese education how to teach honorific and women language. The upshot indicates that Chinese staffs have a tendency to consciously use the honorific for giving a good impression. On the other hand, there are a lot of people consider that escape using the honorific is close to business activities and it's beneficial. Without the honorific is dangerous due to we can understand Japanese culture from the honorific. In Japanese language education, it's necessary to teach solid Japanese honorific knowledge. Specific scenes take roleplaying method is effective. Women language cannot be taught specially as it's not used in business activities.
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