As time passes, societies and language evolve with the emergence of subcultural identities, new terminology, and inventive ways of utilizing the language. Making it easier for societies to adapt to the new ways of using their language. As subcultures become directed towards Japanese youth, the language will continue to change it’s representation in society through a cultural shift and usage of honorific, neologisms, emoticons, and coded words. While polite and honorific language hasn’t changed that much as time passed, it has adapted to the point where a majority of people will only utilize this type of speech given certain social situations. During Japan’s feudal period (1185-1868), honorific language was used towards people of high rank,
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This modern day language has some confused because there is too much to work with, too many ‘terms’ popping up. Despite this fact, modern day language usage in Japan becomes pretty well known among some of the populace after some usage. While everyone, from the elderly to age one, doesn’t necessarily use the terminology, this modern day language exists, to an extent, in many of the subcultures in Japanese society …show more content…
While most of the Japanese language is based on societal norms and situational awareness, the evolution of the language as time passes, represents a discovery of the charm of language among adolescents. Despite the short length and informality presented in texting and Kogal language, it’s still a way of conveying and conforming to subcultures and one’s own form of self-expression. Similarly, the usage of honorific and polite language, despite its lack of major changes, presents itself as a means of reflecting one’s perception of the people who surround him or her. Overall, as the Japanese language changes so do the people that use it; groups and subcultures will continue to create their own ways of utilizing their language, and discover the attraction of the written and spoken word, its influence and permanence in
This modern day language has some confused because there is too much to work with, too many ‘terms’ popping up. Despite this fact, modern day language usage in Japan becomes pretty well known among some of the populace after some usage. While everyone, from the elderly to age one, doesn’t necessarily use the terminology, this modern day language exists, to an extent, in many of the subcultures in Japanese society …show more content…
While most of the Japanese language is based on societal norms and situational awareness, the evolution of the language as time passes, represents a discovery of the charm of language among adolescents. Despite the short length and informality presented in texting and Kogal language, it’s still a way of conveying and conforming to subcultures and one’s own form of self-expression. Similarly, the usage of honorific and polite language, despite its lack of major changes, presents itself as a means of reflecting one’s perception of the people who surround him or her. Overall, as the Japanese language changes so do the people that use it; groups and subcultures will continue to create their own ways of utilizing their language, and discover the attraction of the written and spoken word, its influence and permanence in