Analysis of Japanese Refusal Speech Acts to an Invitation as a Tatemae

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10.2991/assehr.k.200325.064How to use a DOI?

Keywords

invitation, refusal, speech act, tatemae

Abstract

This study examines the use of refusal speech acts as tatemae in Japanese language. One culture that is representative of describing the behavior of Japanese society is honne (one’s true feeling) and tatemae (behavior that hides the true feelings) culture. Japanese society tends to respect the harmony of the relationship between each other so that there is a tendency of using tatemae. Refusal in spoken invitation has a high possibility in ruin human relations, and using tatemae can avoid a possibility of bringing negative impacts on the relationships between the interlocutors. This research used a descriptive method and collected data from three different variety shows that contain refusal situations in an invitation. The results showed that Japanese native speakers have the tendency to express indirect refusal type for tatemae. Moreover, in direct refusal situations, additional refusal such as saying a thank or an apology used as tatemae and said before and after expressing a direct refusal.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Raden Regine Melansyah
AU  - Nuria Haristiani
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/03/31
TI  - Analysis of Japanese Refusal Speech Acts to an Invitation as a Tatemae
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 112
EP  - 115
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200325.064
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200325.064
ID  - Melansyah2020
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