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The use of ‘Nanka’ in conversations between young generations: Focusing on conversations between female university students
The Japanese Language Association of Korea
Abbr :
JLAK
2015, (44), pp.87-99
DOI :http：//dx.doi.org/10.14817/jlak.2015.44.87
Publisher : The Japanese Language Association Of Korea
Research Area : Japanese Language and Literature
2015, (44), pp.87-99
DOI :http：//dx.doi.org/10.14817/jlak.2015.44.87
Publisher : The Japanese Language Association Of Korea
Research Area : Japanese Language and Literature
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In this study, the use of ‘nanka’ as a discourse marker in the conversation between friends of university students in Japan was investigated. Through this study, it was empirically revealed that most of ‘nanka’ in the conversation between friends of university students were used as a discourse marker. Furthermore, the functions of ‘nanka’ as a discourse marker were classified into ‘discourse development ’ and ‘mitigation’. In addition, ‘discourse development’ was subdivided into ‘topic maintenance’, ‘topic switching’ and ‘topic development’, and ‘mitigation’ was subdivided into ‘ information demand’, ‘expression of opinion’ and ‘others (surplus)’. Each use of those showed a different tendency from others in terms of the position ‘nanka’ appeared. ‘Nanka’ as a discourse marker is not a requisite element either grammatically or semantically in a discourse. Moreover, it is not concerned with the utterance contents at all. However, it may be said that it functions as a language strategy to maintain smooth communication while showing the consideration to a conversation partner as ‘nanka’ softens the tone of the utterance contents by showing the hesitation.
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