In:The Mysterious Address Term anata 'you' in Japanese
Yoko Yonezawa
[Topics in Address Research 4] 2021
► pp. 91–116
Chapter 4Absolute specification in a socially undefinable relationship
Published online: 26 October 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/tar.4.c4
https://doi.org/10.1075/tar.4.c4
Article outline
- 4.1Introduction
- 4.2Referring to a general audience
- 4.3Generic and ‘vague’ uses of anata
- 4.4Referring to a collective entity
- 4.5Referring to a depersonalized addressee
- 4.6Referring to an unfamiliar addressee
- 4.7Summary
Notes
