dc.contributor.author | Wibergh, Karin | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-21T09:39:26Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-06-21T09:39:26Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-06-21 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2077/68642 | |
dc.description.abstract | In this study, we compare how the two expressions arigatou gozaimasu (present tense) and arigatou
gozaimashita (past tense) are used during sessions of the Diet of Japan in the 1970s and in 2021. We
find that usage, apart from having generally increased, has shifted from predominantly past tense to
mainly present tense. This shift is mostly resisted in the case where an expression of thanks is
accompanied by an explicitly voiced desire to end a conversation or a topic. We believe that this is
caused by Japanese people understanding the use of the past tense as a form of ending marker. In all
other situations, we observe a substantial influence of personal preference on the choice of tense,
which may or may not be caused by demographic factors. In consequence, we urge that future research
use sample sizes large enough to avoid spurious results caused by an unfortunate selection of samples. | sv |
dc.language.iso | eng | sv |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | SPL kandidatuppsatser, japanska | sv |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | SPL 2021-009 | sv |
dc.subject | japanska | sv |
dc.subject | Japanese | sv |
dc.subject | tense | sv |
dc.subject | apology | sv |
dc.title | TENSE IN JAPANESE THANKS. A comparison between the 1970s and 2021 | sv |
dc.type | Text | |
dc.setspec.uppsok | HumanitiesTheology | |
dc.type.uppsok | M2 | |
dc.contributor.department | University of Gothenburg/Department of Languages and Literatures | eng |
dc.contributor.department | Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer | swe |
dc.type.degree | Student essay | |