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Comparative Study of Japan and Korea regarding the results of the interaction of "apology": Focused on Korean and Japanese male speakers

  • The Japanese Language Association of Korea
  • Abbr : JLAK
  • 2017, (52), pp.85-100
  • Publisher : The Japanese Language Association Of Korea
  • Research Area : Humanities > Japanese Language and Literature

JungHyunAa 1

1명지대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This paper reviewed and analyzed the similarities and differences between the acceptable and unacceptable interactions in relation to Korean society and Japanese society based on the characteristics of the results of the interaction of the apologetic behaviors of the male Korean and Japanese speakers. The collected scenes from role-play by controlling the conditions (male Japanese and Koreans who are friends)are "a mental apology scen causing future unpleasant situations related to third parties". The results of the analysis are as follows. First, in the "utterance related to apology" area of interactions in which the apology is accepted, there was a significant difference between male Korean and Japanese speakers in the utterance of "apology", "concerns for others" and "mistake reclamation", and the utterance of "problem solving" and "acceptance" in the “utterance related to response“. However, the evaluation of the "utterance of apology" and "utterance of mistake reclamation" will be different in Korean and Japanese society. There is a concern that it may be perceived as a negative action in the two countries by just apologizing without showing concrete alternatives for problem solving or by trying to solve the problem presenting alternatives instead of apologizing for the unpleasant situation caused. Next, in the "utterance related to apology" area of the interactions in which the apology is not accepted, there was a significant difference between male Japanese and Korean speakers in the utterance of "explanation of situation", and "mistake reclamation", and the utterance of ‘criticism’ in the “utterance related to response“. The previous research showed that Japanese speakers tend to not like stating only a reason without expressing apology, and Korean speakers tend to express one’s dissatisfaction directly among close friends. Based on the results of previous studies and the results of this study, it is found that attention should be paid to the "utterance of situation explanation", "utterance of mistake reclamation” and ”utterance of criticism" in apologetic contact situation between Korea and Japan,

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