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Dunn, Cynthia Dickel – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2013
In recent years, politeness theory has increasingly focused on speakers' own conceptualizations of polite behavior, viewing politeness concepts as a type of language ideology. This article examines the construction of Japanese politeness concepts in the business etiquette training provided for new employees in Japanese companies. Drawing on…
Descriptors: Japanese, Pragmatics, Language Research, Business Communication
Maemura, Naoka; Kato, Junzo; Fujihara, Takehiro – Online Submission, 2009
In Japan, there is a residence status known as "the trainee". This is the status for residents who undertake "activities to learn and acquire the technology, skills, or knowledge at public or private organizations in Japan". With the introduction of the Industrial Training Program in 1993, trainees have been permitted to extend…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Trainees, Industrial Training, Adjustment (to Environment)