The thesis compares aspects of formality in Japanese and Korean language. In this paper, I talk
about the difference between honorifics and formality, and I analyze types of formality in more
detail and compare those levels between the two languages.
The paper consists of two parts. First there is the theoretical part where, based on textbooks and
grammar books, I explain the aspect of formality and how it differs from honorifics and then I
present formal and informal speech styles in more detail. In the second, empirical part, I analyze
conversations in video interviews with strangers and try to
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