Culture and Gender of Voice Pitch - A Sociophonetic Comparison of the Japanese and Americans - Ikuko Patricia Yuasa
Voice Pitch, Politeness and Gender
Culture and Gender of Voice Pitch - A Sociophonetic Comparison of the Japanese and Americans - Ikuko Patricia Yuasa
Ikuko Patricia Yuasa [+]
University of Iowa
Ikuko Patricia Yuasa is Assistant Professor of Japanese sociolinguistics teaching in the Department of Asian Languages and Literature at the University of Iowa. She is a former student of Robin Lakoff and Yoko Hasegawa at the University of California, Berkeley where she received her doctoral degree in East Asian Languages and Cultures
Description
This chapter introduces the notion of politeness described by Lakoff, Brown and Levinson, and Ide. It also includes a summary of the features of politeness which Brown and Levinson observed. It further presents Doi’s discussion of Japanese psychology involving the notions of restraint (enryo) and self-indulgence (amae). Finally, the chapter looks into observations on women’s politeness as well as features of their politeness in societies of America, New Zealand, Central American Indian Village (Tenajapa), and Japan.