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A Comparative study on the use and function of the terms of address in political discourse of Korea and Japan.

  • The Japanese Language Association of Korea
  • Abbr : JLAK
  • 2017, (52), pp.121-134
  • Publisher : The Japanese Language Association Of Korea
  • Research Area : Humanities > Japanese Language and Literature

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1오사카대학교

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ABSTRACT

This paper is a comparative study of how terms of address are used in Korea and Japan. Politicians often try to encourage voters to focus on their story in order to persuade them. For this, many rhetorical expressions are used, among which the terms of address are the most important part. Unlike conversations involving more than two people, when political speakers deliver unilateral speeches, it is important to effectively emphasize the parts to which they want the listener to pay greater attention. This study analyzes when, how and why politicians in Korea and Japan, who want to gain support from the audience with the same purpose, use terms of address in speeches. The results of the research show that, while Japanese politicians insert terms of address in the middle of sentences, Korean politicians tend to use them at the end of sentences. Further, while Korean politicians usually use terms of address with various modifying phrases such as ‘My honorable citizen’ or ‘My fellow citizen’, Japanese politicians only use terms of address with pronouns, which looks quite plain when compared with Korean political speeches. Based on these results, it can be seen that Korean politicians use terms of address more effectively and strategically as a means of showing politeness to the audience than Japanese politicians.

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