In Koreans’ polite communication, honorifics play an important role and are seen as a key element in polite communication strategies. Honorifics are far different from polite languages. While the polite languages have their wide scope and amplitude ...
In Koreans’ polite communication, honorifics play an important role and are seen as a key element in polite communication strategies. Honorifics are far different from polite languages. While the polite languages have their wide scope and amplitude including the interactions between symmetrical and asymmetrical roles, the honorifics are mainly used among asymmetric roles. It is possible to assert that honorifics are indispensable in Koreans’ polite communication and so that they are considered as a means of communication and an intrinsic part of the communication strategies. In Korean polite communication, therefore, the communication roles should focus on honorifics and their expressive ways in order to achieve the most effective communication.