arrogant language; haughty speech
A linguistic term for speech that conveys the speaker's higher social status relative to the listener, often through honorific or self-elevating expressions. Used in discussions of Japanese keigo and sociolinguistics.
Arrogant language is an expression that shows the speaker is in a higher position than the listener.
Japanese keigo also includes self-elevating expressions like arrogant language.
謙譲語 is humble language that lowers the speaker, whereas 尊大語 raises the speaker.
尊大 is an adjective meaning 'arrogant' or 'haughty'; 尊大語 is the noun form referring to such language.
Compound of 尊大 (arrogant, haughty) and 語 (language, word). The term is used in linguistic contexts to describe a type of speech that conveys the speaker's higher status.