Promoting the Use of Okinawan by New Speakers: An Analysis of Honorific Choices in the Family Domain

Linguistic insecurity about polite registers constitutes a serious barrier for any new speakers specifically in settings between parents and children or between married couples. Politeness might very well be the register that prevents new speakers from either learning or using their heritage languag...

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Main Author: Tomoko Arakaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Languages
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/8/1/12