• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.98-103
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• 2024

This paper revisits politeness expressions in English, exploring their linguistic characteristics and the underlying social dynamics they reflect. Grounded in pragmatic theories, politeness is examined as a phenomenon shaped by societal norms, wherein language users navigate the delicate balance between efficiency and maintaining positive social interactions. Through an analysis of various linguistic devices such as modal auxiliary verbs, progressive and past tenses, depersonalization, and the use of hedges, the study elucidates how speakers endeavor to mitigate potential burdens on listeners and foster smoother communication. By understanding and employing these linguistic strategies, English learners can better navigate the nuances of politeness expressions in the English cultural context. This exploration underscores the pivotal role of politeness in interpersonal communication and highlights its significance in facilitating effective interaction among language users.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.53-80
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• 2011

The study examines how Koreans' politeness is realized in a speech act, request. The main focus is to explore underlying rationale and influence involved in their performance, not just the comparison of difference in politeness realization between native and nonnative speakers of English, as previous studies did. The study employs the DCT, an attached politeness scale questionnaire, and interviews. Twenty nine university students participated in the study. Interchangeable reading of the three data yields some interesting and valuable insights. The participants heavily rely on a few formulaic expressions to express politeness, such as interrogatives with modal verbs, please and excuse me as a politeness marker. They want to use honorific address terms that is literally translated into English, and have a belief that there are honorific words in English as in Korean. The study refers to the participants' voice on indirectness, nonverbal messages, and expressions with different connotations between English and Korean.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.635-644
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• 2020

이 논문은 독일어 커뮤니케이션에서 나타나는 공손의 유형과 기능을 토대로 공손 전략이 어떻게 실현될 수 있는지를 살펴본다. '공손'이란 단어는 독일어에서 문법 용어가 아니지만, 문법서 여러 곳에서 눈에 띈다. 공손의 기준은 언어체계의 규칙에 따라 구성될 뿐만 아니라 언어 외적 요소들이 커뮤니케이션에 영향을 주기 때문에 그 경계가 모호하다. 공손은 사회적 가치 못지않은 중요한 전략적 요소이기도 하다. 공손한 표현은 우선 대화 당사자 간의 친근감 여부에 따른 호칭 형태, 동사의 화법, 그리고 양상 불변화사를 통하여 나타난다. 화법동사는 청자에게 직접적인 요구를 강요하지 않음으로써 심리적 부담을 주지 않는 공손 표현으로 분류된다. 친근감을 수반하는 양상 불변화사도 체면위협행위를 약화키거나 회피함으로써 청자의 발화를 제한하는 적극적 공손 전략의 하나로 여겨진다. 따라서 이 연구의 결과는 독일어 커뮤니케이션에서의 공손에 관한 실증적 연구를 위한 이론적 근거를 제시할 수 있을 것이라 여겨진다.

• 비교문화연구
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• 제29권
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• pp.391-411
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• 2012

Request expressions can be defined as expressions that demand or ask the other person to do certain movements. There are direct request expressions that ask the other person to do certain movements directly and indirect request expressions that ask the other person to do certain movements by describing the speaker's condition. The study analyzed gender and hierarchy of speakers and listeners who used 'tekure' and 'tekudasai' in dialog examples of the Meiji Period and the Taisho Period. In those periods, the modern Tokyo dialect was formed and established. "Toseishoseikatagi"in Meiji 10s,"Ukigumo""Natsukodachi""Tajotakon"in Meiji 20s,"Hakai""Botchan"in Meiji 30s,"Huton""Inakakyoshi" in Meiji 40s and "Aruonna"in the Taisho Period were analyzed for the study. 'kure' was used more by male speakers than female speakers. Examples by female speakers were shown on the novels after Meji 30s. In case of male speakers, they often used it to listeners with an equitable relationship at "Toseishoseikatagi"in Meiji 10s but they often used it to younger listeners at "Hakai"in Meiji 30s. 'okure' was used more by female speakers than male speakers. Listeners were varied from older ones to younger ones. In case of female speakers, 'okure' was used more often at "Aruonna"in the Taisho Period than the other novels. In case of male speakers, 'okure' was used only at "Ukigumo""Natsukodachi"and "Hakai". 'Okurenasai' was used outstandingly by female speakers on the form of 'okun_'. In case of 'kudasai', female speakers used it more than male speakers at "Toseishoseikatagi" and "Aruonna"but male speakers used it more than female speakers at "Tajotakon"and "Hakai". Listeners were varied from older ones to younger ones. 'o~kudasai' was not shown until Meiji 20s but shown after Meiji 30s among the analyzed novels. According to gender, it was used a little bit more often by female speakers than male speakers. According to hierarchy, listeners were usually older than speakers. 'o~nasatekudasai' was used more often by male speakers than female speakers. Listeners were also usually older than speakers.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.381-388
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• 2020

본 논문의 목적은 주로 사회언어학과 화용론 분야에서 연구되어 온 영어 '헤지(Hedges)' 혹은 헤지표현을 형태통사적 관점과 화용적 관점을 연관지어 논의하는 것이다. 일반적으로, '헤지표현이 없는 자연언어는 없다'는 추론이 가능한데, 그것은 어떤 자연언어에나 공손성, 혹은 화자가 청자보다 낮은 자세로 말하고자 하는 문법기제가 있음이 널리 인정되고 있기 때문이다. 헤지에 대한 기존의 이론적 연구는 주로 화용적 관점에서 헤지의 유형 분류와 화용적 기능, 그리고 출현빈도 비교 등의 수준에 그치고 있다. 즉, 헤지표현을 형태통사적 개념인 자질로 나타내려는 시도는 거의 발견되지 않는다. 언어현상으로서의 헤지는 유무에 따라, 화용부와 통사부의 접합면에서 [+hedged]와 [-hedged]로 이분지화 가능하며, 이 화용자질은 형태통사부와 상호작용 하므로 협의의 통사부에서 분리될 수 없다. 본 논문에서, 헤지는 공손성이 표현되는 화용자질로서, 그 자질이 표시되는 접합면 영역이 구조적으로 있음을 지적하였다. 즉, CP+층위가 화용자질인 헤지자질이 인코딩되는 영역임을 제안하였다. 최근에는 범언어적 관점에서 혹은 영어교육의 학술적 EFL/ESL 글쓰기, 또는 담화분석 등에 헤지 표현의 식별 여부나 용례를 연구하는 경향이 있다. 본 논문은 그동안 간과되어온 동등접속문, 병렬종속문, 부분사 구문 등을 헤지에 포함시키고, 보다 구조적이고 이분지적(±)인 방식을 제안함으로서, 제2언어습득의 이해, 글로벌 커뮤니케이션 혹은 인공지능 자연언어 알고리즘에 화용 자질을 도입할 수 있는 구조적이고 이론적인 기반을 제공하는데 그 목적이 있다.

• 비교문화연구
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• 제46권
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• pp.327-353
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• 2017

본고는 근대소설 "こころ"안에서 사용된 'くれる類' 동사가 번역가에 의해 재생산될 때 나타날 수 있는 번역 양상을 '표현주체와 상대에 따른 사용'과 '이동대상'에 초점을 두어 분석했다. '표현주체와 상대에 따른 사용'은 다음과 같다. 'くれる類' 동사의 사전적 어휘용법에 머무르지 않고 장면에 따라 번역되었다. 그런데 '주는 자'가 손위의 인물일 때 사용된 'くれる'에 대한 한국어 역은 '주는 자'가 부모라면 전부는 아니지만 가급적 그 행위를 높여서 번역하는 경향이 보였다. 정중도에 대한 영어 역의 차이는 'くれる類' 동사가 부탁 의뢰 명령과 같은 용법으로 사용될 때 나타났는데, 'くれる'보다 'くださる' 쪽에서 'please'의 사용이 보였다. '이동대상'에 따른 번역 양상은 다음과 같다. 본동사로 사용될 때의 한국어 역은 'くれる' 'くださる'에 대응하는 '주다' '주시다'로 번역되었지만, 영어 역은 이동대상의 특징에 따라 번역 어휘가 다양했으며 구체화된 행위의 표현으로 번역되었다. 보조동사로 사용될 때의 한국어 역과 영어 역은 행위의 이동 이외에 사물의 이동이 포함되었는지 아닌지에 따라 번역 어휘가 다르게 나타났다. 한국어 역은 구체적인 사물과 더불어 행위의 이동이 있을 때는 '-주다' '-달라' '-주시다' 등과 같은 수익을 나타내는 번역이 우세했다. 추상적인 사항과 함께 행위의 이동이 있을 때와 이동 대상에 행위만 있을 때의 한국어 역은 수익을 나타내는 번역도 있었지만, 전항동사의 행위로 번역된 예도 보였다. 영어 역은 구체적인 사물 및 추상적인 사항이 포함된 행위의 이동이 있을 때나 행위의 이동만 있을 때도 전항 동사의 행위로 번역된 예가 우세했다. 부탁 의뢰를 나타내는 표현에 한국어 역은 '-달라' '-주세요'와 같이 'くれる'와 'くださる'에 대응하는 번역이 있었던 반면, 영어 역은 'must' 'ask' 'wish' 'would' 'would like to' 'please'와 같이 문 구조나 언어기능 항목에 초점을 두어 행위를 구체화 시키는 번역이 중심을 이뤘다.

• 비교문화연구
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• 제31권
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• pp.371-394
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• 2013

This study aims to know word forms and usages according to personal relationships of 'Kureru Kudasaru' by analyzing dialogues of female speakers. Novels of the Meiji period when there were attempts of a language revolution were mainly used for this study as well as novels of the Edo Period and the Taisho Period. Firstly, the number of examples according to gender differences in the novels was as follows. In case of 'Kureru', female speakers showed a high usage rate in the novels of the Edo period. 'Kureru' was mostly connected with female languages such as 'Naharu', 'Namasu', 'Nansu'. These expressions were not used in the novels of the Meiji Period and the Taisho Period. Although 'Okureru' and 'Okurenasaru' were used in the novels of the Meiji Period, the number of examples of 'Kureru' by female speakers was decreased in the novels of the Meiji Period and the Taisho Period. 'Kudasaru' was predominantly used by female speakers. Especially, female speakers used clearly to show vertical relationships in the novels of the Edo Period and"Doseishoseikatagi"of Meiji 10s. After"Ukigumo", the usage rate of female speakers was decreased but the usage rate of male speakers was increased. Gender differences became gradually smaller. Female speakers in the novels were increased from geisha and relatives such as wife, sister, mother and children to young women, teacher and student. Aspects of benefactive verbs' usages could be summarized as follows. Female speakers at licensed quarters used clearer and more typical expressions according to vertical relationships and gender differences in the novels of The Edo Period than the novels of The Meiji Period and the Taisho Period. In the novels of the Meiji Period, female speakers in a sophisticated social group used benefactive verbs to show strong respect and concern for the other person. In the novels of the Taisho Period, female speakers used benefactive verbs to show respect and concern for the other person according to their areas of outside activities. In the novels of the Meiji Period, female speakers used 'Okureru' when the other person was younger than them and was socially and psychologically close to them. Also, 'O~Nasaru' which was one of respect expressions was used by female speakers. Female speakers used it to older people in the Edo period but they also used it to younger people in the Meiji Period. Examples were not shown in the novels of the Taisho Period. Usages of 'Kureru' 'Kudasaru' according to vertical relationships were as follows. If 'a giver' was an older person, 'Kureru' with respect expressions 'Nasaru' 'Nansu' 'Namasu' was used more than 'Kudasaru' in the novels of the Edo Period. However, many examples of 'Kudasaru' were shown on the novels of the Meiji Period and the Taisho period. In the novels of the Meiji Period, 'Okureru' and 'Okurenasaru' which were expressions included in 'Kureru' were shown. Female speakers used them to older people who were socially and psychologically close to them like family. There were not many examples of 'a giver' and 'a receiver' around the same age. However, 'Kureru' and 'Okureru' were used in a younger group and 'Kudasaru' was used in an older group in the novels of the Meiji Period. If 'a giver' was an younger person, 'Kureru' was mainly used in the novels of the Edo period and "Doseishoseikatagi"in Meiji 10s. However, 'Kudasaru' was used many times in the novels of the latter Meiji Period and the Taisho Period.