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This document discusses different frameworks for categorizing the Japanese honorific system known as keigo. It argues that the traditional 3-category system of sonkeigo, kenjōgo, and teineigo is insufficient and that the 5-category system recently adopted by the Japanese Ministry of Education is superior. The 5-category system divides keigo into sonkeigo (deferential speech), kenjōgo (humble speech), teichōgo (formal polite speech), teineigo (polite speech), and bikago (refined speech). The document examine

Author

Daniela Alexandra

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