Korean honorifics and politeness in second language learning /

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Author / Creator:Brown, Lucien.
Imprint:Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2011.
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 311 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Pragmatics & beyond new series ; v. 206
Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., 206.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11261168
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ISBN:9789027286970
9027286973
9789027256102
9027256101
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9781283059398
9786613059390
6613059390
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-307) and index.
English.
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Summary:This book investigates the ways that advanced speakers of Korean as a second language perceive, use and learn the complexities of the Korean honorifics system. Despite their advanced proficiency in Korean, the study shows that the honorifics use of these speakers diverges in crucial ways from native speaker norms. It is argued that, rather than reflecting the language competence of these speakers as such, this usage is linked to questions of the identity of "language learners" and "foreigners" in Korean society. In addition, it shows the influence of conflicting ideologies regarding the "meani.
Other form:Print version: Brown, Lucien. Korean honorifics and politeness in second language learning. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011 9789027256102