On Sinhala Honorific and Vulgar Expressions(<Special Issue>Interpersonal Functions in Language and Linguistic Politeness)

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  • シンハラ語の待遇表現をめぐって(<特集>言語の対人関係機能と敬語)
  • シンハラ語の待遇表現をめぐって
  • シンハラゴ ノ タイグウ ヒョウゲン オ メグッテ

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Sinhala is a language spoken in Sri Lanka. The language has a system of honorifics: polite expressions and vulgar words. When ordinary people refer to Buddha and speak to Buddhist priests, the expressions they use must follow an obligatory set of rules to show respect. The language also has forms of expressions which are directed especially to ones juniors: personal pronouns and the imperative of verbs assume some selected forms. The selection of forms indicates how one person regards the others.

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