Socializing identities through speech style : learners of Japanese as a foreign language / Haruko Minegishi Cook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cook, Haruko Minegishi.

Series:

Second language acquisition (Clevedon, England) ; 32.

Second language acquisition ; 32

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japanese language--Social aspects.

Japanese language.

Japanese language--Spoken Japanese.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing on the perspective of language socialization and a theory of indexicality, this book explores ways in which learners of Japanese as a foreign language and their Japanese host families socialize their identities through style shift between the masu and plain forms in a homestay context. Going beyond the usual assumption that the masu form is a polite speech marker, the book analyzes the masu form as an index of various social identities and activities. The book discusses both socialization through speech styles and socialization to use an appropriate speech style. Qualitative analysis of dinnertime conversations demonstrates how learners are implicitly and explicitly socialized into the norms of style shift in Japanese in interaction with their host family members.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. Introduction: An Indexical Approach to Language and Language Socialization

Chapter 2. Social Meaning and Indexicality

Chapter 3. Functions of the Masu Form

Chapter 4. Identity Construction Through Use of the Masu Form: JFL Learners and Host Families

Chapter 5. Marked and Unmarked Uses of the Masu Form in the Homestay Context

Chapter 6. Explicit Language Socialization: Socialization to Use Polite Language

Chapter 7. Implications of the Study for L2 Pragmatics and Pedagogy

Chapter 8. Conclusion

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-223) and index.

ISBN:

9786611878528

9781788920520

178892052X

9781281878526

1281878529

9781847691026

1847691021

OCLC:

476205514