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Topic management in Japanese and Korean conversation between close friends -Topic components and narrative openings from the perspectives of politeness-

JANG YUN AH 1

1중앙대학교

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ABSTRACT

Topic management in Japanese and Korean conversation between close friends -Topic components and narrative openings from the perspectives of politeness- This study examines Korean and Japanese differences in politeness strategy focused on topic components and narrative openings in casual conversation between close friends. The results of the study are summarized as follows. (A) The topic components differed between Japanese and Korean conversation. In Japanese conversation, more number of topics based on common knowledge have been observed than Korean conversation, while more personal topics which consist of one participant's narrative have been observed in Korean conversation. (B) When topics developed by only one narrater, self initiated openings predominate in Japanese conversation, on the contrary, other initiated openings were more common in Korean conversation. (C) These results have led to the suggestion that the difference in degree of stepping into other's personal space and self-presentation causes different politeness strategy usages in Japanese and Korean conversation between close friends.

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