Linguistic politeness in the 21st century. The case of Polish and South Korean TV shows in 2020 Cover Image

Grzecznosc jezykowa w XXI wieku na przykładzie polskich i południowokoreanskich programów telewizyjnych z 2020 roku
Linguistic politeness in the 21st century. The case of Polish and South Korean TV shows in 2020

Author(s): Kalina Maria Taczkowska
Subject(s): Media studies, Lexis, Comparative Linguistics, Western Slavic Languages, Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: linguistic politeness; honorific usage; lexis; address forms; comparative analysis; communication;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the honorific forms of Polish and Korean languages based on dialogues from Polish and South Korean series and entertainment programs broadcast on popular TV channels in 2020. Cultural and social conditions of honorific usage is characterized and distinguished with a view to its lexical exponents. Additionally, Polish and Korean address forms are compared, and the influence of the communicative situation on their use is investigated.

  • Issue Year: 34/2022
  • Issue No: 34
  • Page Range: 139-149
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish