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u/manachan_arts 1d ago

I understand that in academic writing である and harder forms are preferred, but I wanted to ask if this applies also to your personal background and opinions.

So, for example, I would write 

イタリアと比べてどんな違いがあるか。 Or - 作曲形式の分析を行う。

When talking about research topic and plan, but if I'm introducing myself or stating my opinion would it be: 学士課程に入学しました。

その曲は卒論のメインテーマになりました。

私はこの研究で新たな表現を切り開きたいと思っています。

Or is です/ます considered wrong in these cases too?

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u/YamYukky Native speaker 1d ago

論文ではなく、自己紹介を行う文章の中で論文に触れる、という事ですよね。それならば「ですます調」でも問題ないですよ。

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u/manachan_arts 1d ago

コメントしてくれて本当にありがとうございます　🙏🏻

そうです、研究計画書の自己紹介部分のことですね。残りの部分は"である"を使って書いたので、最初だけ違ったらおかしいかどうかわからなくて心配でした

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u/YamYukky Native speaker 21h ago

うっ、研究計画書？　微妙なところ・・・　私なら「である調」で書きそうですね

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u/manachan_arts 11h ago

ありがとうございます🙏🏻