Proceedings of the 2nd Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Conference: Establishing Identities through Language, Culture, and Education (SOSHEC 2018)

Aisatsu as Phatic Communion (Tatemae) in the Daily Life of Japanese People

Authors
Ina Ika Pratita, Masilva Raynox Mael, Didik Nurhadi
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Ina Ika Pratita
Available Online July 2018.
DOI
10.2991/soshec-18.2018.56How to use a DOI?
Keywords
aisatsu; greetings; phatic communion; tatemae; japanese culture
Abstract

Aisatsu is seen as phatic communion (tatemae) in the daily life of Japanese People. There are norms applied in social life including the use of aisatsu (greetings) which is very important in Japan. Aisatsu can open one’s heart and draw closer to the hearer when interacting as a phatic communion (tatemae). In the context of the Japanese language, aisatsu is often used when dealing with fellow humans (human relations) in the daily life of Japanese people. This article is a preliminary research regarding the use of aisatsu as phatic communion (tatemae) in the daily life of Japanese people. Aisatsu is define as an expression of praise, respect, encouragement, and others. The focus is the expression of the phatic communion itself which is placed on the context-social context. More details discuss about the types of aisatsu as a phatic communion including the phatic communion as greetings and pleasantries as a courtesy. It is aimed at the harmonization of the means to maintain and encourage social relations between speakers by using the language usage that is completely natural (naturally occurring language) and pervasive in the social context of Japanese culture.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Conference: Establishing Identities through Language, Culture, and Education (SOSHEC 2018)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
July 2018
ISBN
10.2991/soshec-18.2018.56
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/soshec-18.2018.56How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
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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