ERIC Number: ED107138
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1975-May-12
Pages: 182
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Japan and America: A Comparative Study in Language and Culture.
Goldstein, Bernice Z.; Tamura, Kyoko
This is a comparative analysis of the Japanese and American languages and cultures. The following are discussed: verbs, kinship terms, category terms, apologies and thanks, honorifics and postpositional particles, and levels of usage. A final section relates conclusions about linguistic patterns to culture patterns. (AM)
Descriptors: American Culture, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Cross Cultural Studies, Culture Contact, Descriptive Linguistics, Japanese, Language Patterns, Language Usage, North American English, Sociocultural Patterns, Verbs, Vocabulary
Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc., Rutland, Vermont ($7.50)
Publication Type: Books
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