Period+8+Japan+Language

Japanese is spoken by more than 100 million people. It is mainly a vocal language, because it uses Chinese symbols to express it on paper. Instead of simply using the Chinese style of writing, they used the Chinese style of writing Japanese, which is a much different language. It involved a complex reconfiguration of the Chinese system in order to produce a functional system for Japanese. Japanese is much more clear and concise, and has different levels of the language. Children and others in similar positions are spoken to in a much cruder and impolite fashion and adults speak to each other and to superiors in a very soft, polite manner. Women must always speak in the polite form, and the transitions from the crude speak of children to the polite, correct adult speech.

The Japanese consider directness to be impolite, so they often speak indirectly to someone. Though pronunciation in straightforward and very concise. Because of this, there is only one Japanese language, but there are some slight differences in pronunciation across the islands. Many English words have been adopted into Japanese, though their meanings are misinterpreted or changed. media type="youtube" key="Ep5pJ_Y_zJQ" height="385" width="480" Bibliography: "Japan: Language and Literature." //Encyclopedia Americana//. 2010. Grolier Online. 14 May. 2010 [].