@article{ART002079566},
author={Lee Eun Mi},
title={Discourse function of ‘toka’ in the contact situation},
journal={日本硏究},
issn={1229-6309},
year={2016},
number={40},
pages={137-152},
doi={10.20404/jscau.2016.02.40.137}
TY - JOUR
AU - Lee Eun Mi
TI - Discourse function of ‘toka’ in the contact situation
JO - 日本硏究
PY - 2016
VL - null
IS - 40
PB - The Center for Japanese Studies
SP - 137
EP - 152
SN - 1229-6309
AB - In this study, discourse function of ‘toka’ in the contact situation between Japanese female native speakers and Japanese female non-native speakers was investigated. The results of this study were summarized as follows.
In this study, the functions of ‘toka’ were classified into ‘exemplification’ and ‘mitigation’. In addition to, ‘exemplification’ was subdivided into ‘enumeration’, ‘representation’ and ‘specification’, and ‘mitigation’ was subdivided into ‘topic initiation/topic switching’, ‘expression of opinion’, ‘expression of emotion’, ‘quotation’, ‘uncertainty’ and ‘others(surplus)’. Female Japanese non-native speakers used slightly more ‘toka’ than female Japanese native speakers in the contact situation. For the discourse function of ‘toka’, the ratio of ‘mitigation’ was higher than that of ‘exemplification’ in contact situation(both female Japanese native speakers’ utterances and female Japanese non-native speakers’s utterances), and this tendency was stronger in female Japanese native speakers’ utterances. Moreover, the ratio of ‘mitigation’ was higher in utterance-final. There are differences in specific usage of the function of ‘mitigation’ of ‘toka’ in contact situation between female Japanese native speakers and female Japanese non-native speakers. However, it could be said ‘toka’ in the contact situation has a function of language strategy to maintain smooth communication with interlocutors.
KW - 'toka’;Contact situation;Discourse function;Exemplification;Mitigation of utterance
DO - 10.20404/jscau.2016.02.40.137
ER -
Lee Eun Mi. (2016). Discourse function of ‘toka’ in the contact situation. 日本硏究, 40, 137-152.
Lee Eun Mi. 2016, "Discourse function of ‘toka’ in the contact situation", 日本硏究, no.40, pp.137-152. Available from: doi:10.20404/jscau.2016.02.40.137
Lee Eun Mi "Discourse function of ‘toka’ in the contact situation" 日本硏究 40 pp.137-152 (2016) : 137.
Lee Eun Mi. Discourse function of ‘toka’ in the contact situation. 2016; 40 : 137-152. Available from: doi:10.20404/jscau.2016.02.40.137
Lee Eun Mi. "Discourse function of ‘toka’ in the contact situation" 日本硏究 no.40(2016) : 137-152.doi: 10.20404/jscau.2016.02.40.137
Lee Eun Mi. Discourse function of ‘toka’ in the contact situation. 日本硏究, 40, 137-152. doi: 10.20404/jscau.2016.02.40.137
Lee Eun Mi. Discourse function of ‘toka’ in the contact situation. 日本硏究. 2016; 40 137-152. doi: 10.20404/jscau.2016.02.40.137
Lee Eun Mi. Discourse function of ‘toka’ in the contact situation. 2016; 40 : 137-152. Available from: doi:10.20404/jscau.2016.02.40.137
Lee Eun Mi. "Discourse function of ‘toka’ in the contact situation" 日本硏究 no.40(2016) : 137-152.doi: 10.20404/jscau.2016.02.40.137
