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A usage-based study contrasting Japanese kedo and Korean nuntey : Frequency of their co-occurring forms

  • Journal of Japanese Culture
  • 2018, (78), pp.397-413
  • DOI : 10.21481/jbunka..78.201808.397
  • Publisher : The Japanese Culture Association Of Korea (Jcak)
  • Research Area : Humanities > Japanese Language and Literature
  • Received : June 24, 2018
  • Accepted : August 3, 2018
  • Published : August 31, 2018

Kim, Joung-Min 1

1레이타쿠대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study examines the frequency of Japanese kedo and Korean nuntey paying attention to co-usage frequencies and their relation to predicate types and modalities. The results of this study are summarized as follows. (I) Distribution of kedo and nuntey in each occurrence position Kedo: Interclausal positions > utterance-final positions Nuntey: Interclausal positions < utterance-final positions (II) Preference for co-occurrence with predicates and modalities Kedo: Verbs > adjectives > modalities > nouns Nodakedo:Verbs > modalities > nouns > adjectives Nuntey (interclausal position):Verbs > nouns> modalities > adjectives> existential verbs> wh-questions Nuntey (utterance-final position):Verbs> modalities > nouns > wh-questions > adjectives≧ existential verbs (Ⅲ) Modality types as co-occurring with kedo and nuntey Kedo:Epistemic modality (e.g, -to omou ) was most frequently used. Nuntey:In addition to epistemic modality, deontic modality was frequently attested in Korean.

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