Socializing Identities through Speech Style: Learners of Japanese as a Foreign Language
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...
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Drawing on the perspective of language socialization and a theory of indexicality, this book examines dinnertime talk in a homestay context and explores ways in which learners of Japanese as a foreign language and their Japanese host families socialize their identities through speech style.
1 Introduction : an indexical approach to language and language socialization 12 Social meaning and indexicality 193 Functions of the masu form 354 Identity construction through use of the masu form : JFL learners and host families 665 Marked and unmarked uses of the masu form in the homestay context 1076 Explicit language socialization : socialization to use polite language 1507 Implications of the study for L2 pragmatics and pedagogy 1778 Conclusion 199Appendix 1 206Appendix 2 209References 211Index 224
