First grammatical encoding of Japanese Politeness (17th century)

Abstract We analyze the description of the polite language in the early 17th century Japanese grammars, mainly the ‘large’ grammar (1604–1608) by the missionaries João Rodrigues ‘Tçuzu’ [the interpreter], S.J. (1562–1633), and the Japanese grammar (1632) by Diego Collado, O.P. (late 16th century–163...

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Main Authors: Gonçalo Fernandes, Carlos Assunção
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Series:Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-81222018000100187&lng=en&tlng=en