Abstract

This study examines Korean and Japanese differences in politeness strategy focused on topic components and narrative openings in casual conversation between close friends. The results of the study are summarized as follows.BRBR (A) The topic components differed between Japanese and Korean conversation. In Japanese conversation, more number of topics based on common knowledge have been observed than Korean conversation, while more personal topics which consist of one participant

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