scholarly journals A Comparative Study on Request Speech Acts between Korean Language and Japanese Language Shown in Remake Dramas

2013 ◽  
Vol null (22) ◽  
pp. 133-162
Author(s):  
Sawada Hiroyuki
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
Japanese Language ◽  
Korean Language

Compliment Strategies Employed by Japanese and Malaysian Tour Guides during Tour Sessions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roswati Abdul Rashid ◽  
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Roslina Mamat ◽  
Rokiah Paee ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Japanese Language ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Tour Guides ◽  
Japanese Speakers ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Language Communication ◽  
Research Goal ◽  
Tourist Guides

This research is a comparative study of Japanese language communication between the Japanese and Malay tourist guides during tourism tour sessions. The research goal is to examine patterns of compliment strategies implemented throughout the interactions of the tour sessions. The study results acquired are in the form of four recordings of a dialogue between the tourist guides and the tourists, in audio and video modes. The conversations are transcribed and coded. The tour guides included two Japanese native speakers and two Malaysian-Japanese speakers. In contrast, the tourists are Japanese native speakers who visited Malaysia, and Malaysians who attended the tourist attractions in Japan. The study reveals that the frequency of compliments applied by both Japanese and Malaysian tour guides are alike, or in other words, there are no significant differences. Nevertheless, category, function and topic or theme of compliment utterance present ssubstantial distinction.

scholarly journals Mandarin Language Students Illocutionary Acts in Japanese Language Learning at the University of Sumatera Utara

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-11
Author(s):  
Taulia Taulia ◽  
Laraiba Nasution
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Japanese Language ◽  
Mandarin Language ◽  
Written Form ◽  
Recorded Data ◽  
Directive Speech Acts ◽  
The University ◽  
Department Faculty

Speech acts play an essential role in language learning as an aspect that can improve a learner's ability to speak orally. In this research, illocutionary speech-acts  were described in the Japanese language learning process for students of the Mandarin Language Department, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, University of Sumatera Utara. This research is qualitative. The data are speech acts in the lecture process in class, especially in the discussion. The data sources were 40 fourth-semester students of the Mandarin Language Department. The theory used was the Searle speech act theory. Data collection techniques were carried out through observation, recording , and note-taking techniques. Data analysis techniques were carried out applying Miles & Huberman's opinion by condensing data through transcription of recorded data into written form, identifying forms, speech act functions, data presentation, and concluding. As a result, there were forms of illocutionary speech acts, namely directive, expressive, and declarative. Furthermore, the purpose used in class was in directive speech acts which were to order, ask, invite (engage). In other words, in expressive speech-act was praising, and in declarative speech-act was prohibiting. In conclusion, Japanese speech acts in Japanese class occured between lecturers and students and only consisted of several types of speech acts due to students' limited mastery of Japanese.

scholarly journals A Comparative Study of Speech Acts Between Malaysia and Singapore on the First MCO Announcements of Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isai Amutan Krishnan ◽  
Geraldine De Mello ◽  
Nalini Arumugam ◽  
Puspalata C Suppiah ◽  
Sheela Paramasivam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Speech Acts

scholarly journals Authentic Discourse and Model Exemplars in Japanese Language Textbooks: A Case Study of Apologies and Requests

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Nobuko Kato
Keyword(s):  
Speech Acts ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Japanese Language ◽  
Politeness Theory ◽  
Discourse Model ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Politeness Strategies ◽  
Natural Discourse ◽  
Discourse Strategies ◽  
Language Textbooks

<p>In recent years, the communicative approach has prevailed in second language teaching, such that model dialogues are presented in textbooks for language learners. However, there has been little research on the extent to which such exemplars reflect authentic discourse in Japanese. This thesis, therefore, explores the speech acts of Japanese language native speakers (NSs), non-native speakers who are learning Japanese (NNSs), and discourse model examples presented in Japanese language textbooks (TXs) in order to investigate their similarities and differences, and thereby enhance the contents of textbooks. In particular, this thesis focuses on the discourse structure and expressions. The study takes a quantitative approach to the data analysis, using two different scenarios in settings of apology and requests. NSs pairs and NNSs pairs were requested to perform role-plays of two different scenarios in Japanese. The conversational data of the role-plays were transcribed, and the model exemplars of apology and request presented in the selected Japanese language textbooks were also analysed. The analysis employs the framework of cross-cultural speech act realisation patterns (CCSARP) of Blum-Kulka et al. (1989) to categorise utterances based on the intentions of the speakers into two parts, namely: Head Acts (HAs) and Supportive Moves (SMs). Once the data were classified by the CCSARP, individual HAs and SMs were sorted according to Brown and Levinson’s politeness theory (1987), which divides politeness strategies into four types: bald on record, positive politeness, negative politeness, and off record. By adopting both CCSARP and politeness theory, the characteristics of the discourse strategies and expressions of the three groups analysed in this thesis can be grasped. The analysis produces several new findings by identifying various ways in which the model dialogues in Japanese language textbooks fail to reflect the natural discourse of Japanese native speakers. The thesis presents suggestions for improvement for the benefit of textbook authors in future.</p>

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