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I have an interesting one to go with yours: I've been married to a native Japanese speaker for almost 20 years and this style of speaking translated over to my
by CobaltFire 4y ago
I have an interesting one to go with yours:
I've been married to a native Japanese speaker for almost 20 years and this style of speaking translated over to my English. I've found it quite useful. My wife, however, does NOT use this style in English, only in Japanese. My daughter is like my wife; uses it in Japanese but not in English.
Both languages are spoken in our house, and media is probably more Japanese than English, as points regarding exposure.
- least 4y agoI wonder if it's a matter of English education? I don't think my grandmother on my father's side was formally taught and my father started learning English only after he emigrated to the US as a young boy. Your wife perhaps learned not to and subsequently your daughter emulates her mother's speech behaviors? I'm not sure if daughters tend to emulate their mother's speech and sons emulate their father's, though, or if it's simply coincidence.
- CobaltFire 4y agoI’m honestly not sure, though the education angle sounds plausible.