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Abstract

Japanese honorifics used by younger generations are dynamic sites of tensions and discrepancies due to disagreeable conceptions and interpretations among different generations and social groups. It has become a social issue in modern Japanese society often described as ‘disorder in honorific’. This article examines the increased use of by young Japanese speakers as a substitution of the polite form copular . This honorific expression plays a role as a relatively new polite form to convey ambivalent emotions to express respect and concurrently their desire to seek affinity and engagement. By analysing Japanese fictions, popular cultures and online-blog comments on the use of , we demonstrate diversity in the social perception of this new honorific.

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Keyword(s): Japanese honorifics; language change; politeness; social criticism; social identity; Youth language

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