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__A Linguistic Image of Womanhood in South Korea__ examines the verbal and non-verbal techniques used by contemporary South Korean women to navigate their society. South Korea is extremely hierarchical, and this is expressed through a complex array of different politeness levels in words, gestures, and behaviours. These hierarchies were formed over 500 years ago with the introduction of Neo-Confucianism from China, but patriarchal and paternalistic values still linger in contemporary Korean society. In this book, the authors have coined the term ‘language cosmetics’ to describe how women in South Korea modify their language and behaviour to conform to social expectations. The book examines womanhood and femininity as seen in popular Korean films, K-dramas, and K-pop. The authors note that feminine language and behaviour are not limited to women (as seen by the practice of __aegyo__ or ‘acting cute’ within Korean boy bands), and they describe the tensions between gender hierarchy and socioeconomic status (as seen in the powerful and elegant __samonim__ ladies of K-drama). This book will be informative for those studying and researching in the fields of Asian studies, cultural studie

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Author

Jieun Kiaer; Jiyoung Shin

Publisher

Routledge

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781032053738

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Language Learning, Linguistics, Sociology