2023, Vol., No.59

日本硏究 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.41

pISSN : 1229-6309
https://journal.kci.go.kr/cajjso

This study focused on the linguistic behavior of native Japanese speakers in non-face-to-face contact situations. To clarify foreigners’ evaluation of Foreigner Talk(FT), we conducted an evaluation survey of ten FTs among 110 foreign residents. The results showed that the FT most likely to fail in conveying consideration was “informal form,” “comprehension confirmation,” “particle omission,” and “Anata,” while that most likely to fail in conveying meaning was “comprehension confirmation” and “informal form.” In addition, we were able to confirm that there are differences in evaluation depending on whether the evaluation is based on the emotional or comprehension aspect, and we were also able to verify that the evaluation can differ even for the same FT depending on the level of their Japanese. This suggests that the use of FT with foreigners cannot be considered generally effective or ineffective and that factors such as foreigners’ Japanese language level and their linguistic and cultural spheres must be considered. However, because most survey participants in this study were native Korean speakers, it must be noted that the survey results may be characteristic of Koreans. In the future, it will be necessary to conduct surveys targeting foreigners from more diverse language cultures and Japanese language levels and to further investigate other types of FT.

This study is designed to discover meaning and function of ‘tehosikunai’ and ‘naidehosii’ that two negative forms of ‘tehosii’ aiming to describe expectation and request. ‘Tehosikunai’ is mainly used in describing negative expectation, refusal, suggest, or order. This form cannot be used unless preconditions are satisfied. Otherwise, ‘naidehosii’ can be when preconditions are not met and includes meaning of negative expectations, consideration, one’s opinion and negative imperative. The differences between ‘tehosikunai’ and ‘naidehosii’ are also discovered. These two negative forms has clear distinctions in 1) correlation with postpositions, 2) relationship between the scope and focus of negation, 3) existence of preconditions, and 4) meaning and function. In extended study in future, the past tense and its usage of ‘tehosikunakatta/naidehosikatta’ would be discovered.

The purpose of this study is to examine how the Japanese word “Gamsaje” is used in Korean newspaper articles and analyze its influence and integration within the sociolinguistic context. The term “Gamsaje” is frequently employed in newspaper articles across various categories. Two types of “Gamsaje” are identified: one is the expression of gratitude toward God, while the other is a thanksgiving festival involving special sales for customers. The usage of “Gamsaje” demonstrated a higher frequency of occurrence after 2015 and from 1990 to 2022. Furthermore, 2019 had the highest number of appearances (15.1%), followed by 2018 (10.4%) and 2015 (8.4%). Starting from a reference point of 8.4% in 2015, the number of appearances that previously did not exceed 3% exhibited an annual increase and decrease of more than 5%. It has been observed that Uniqlo’s “Gamsaje” has also gained widespread usage in Korean society. However, after 2019, domestic brands have displayed a slight decline in their use of “Gamsaje.” This can be attributed to the adoption and utilization of alternative terms to replace “Gamsaje” with domestic brands. The expansion of “Gamsaje” in Korea has been noted across various categories. Instances within diverse sectors such as clothing, fashion, household goods, furniture, food and beverages, cosmetics, science and technology services, games, electronics, education services, applications, travel services, sports, arts and entertainment, corporate welfare services, and pharmaceutical products were examined.