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@article{ART002684172},
author={Hwang Younsil},
title={The Meanings and Usages of Tokorohe},
journal={日本硏究},
issn={1229-6309},
year={2021},
number={54},
pages={111-130},
doi={10.20404/jscau.2021.02.54.111}

TY - JOUR
AU - Hwang Younsil
TI - The Meanings and Usages of Tokorohe
JO - 日本硏究
PY - 2021
VL - null
IS - 54
PB - The Center for Japanese Studies
SP - 111
EP - 130
SN - 1229-6309
AB - This study describes the derivation paths leading to the development of the conjunctive particle tokorohe. The main findings are as follows. First, as a noun, tokorohe functions as a complement that represents the spatial direction or destination of the motion represented by the predicate—that is, “place.” Second, the meaning of tokoro can be abstract, so tokorohe can present the temporal situation in which the event occurs. As the meaning of tokoro changes, its function changes from that of a complement in a sentence to a conjunctive particle that fulfills the grammatical function of connecting clauses. Third, in some contexts, tokorohe can acquire the meaning of an “addition or accumulation of a new event.” The events connected by tokorohe (the events of the subordinate and the main clause) are not usually coincidental situations but situations that share similarities. Tokorohe can express not just an event’s current temporal phase, but its situation before new circumstances are added (something just happened or is about to happen). Syntactically, it typically takes the form of “X tokorohe Y {node / kara / non-finite verb form} Z.” Tokorohe’s meaning is similar to noni and ueni, which represent additions or accumulations. To summarize, tokorohe can represent a spatial direction (place), and as the meaning of tokoro changes, its function changes from that of a complement in a sentence to a conjunctive particle expressing the temporal situation of an event and implying the addition or accumulation of a new event (something just happened or is about to happen).
KW - tokorohe;conjunctive particle;temporal clause;cumulative addition;grammaticalization
DO - 10.20404/jscau.2021.02.54.111
ER -

Hwang Younsil. (2021). The Meanings and Usages of Tokorohe. 日本硏究, 54, 111-130.

Hwang Younsil. 2021, "The Meanings and Usages of Tokorohe", 日本硏究, no.54, pp.111-130. Available from: doi:10.20404/jscau.2021.02.54.111

Hwang Younsil "The Meanings and Usages of Tokorohe" 日本硏究 54 pp.111-130 (2021) : 111.

Hwang Younsil. The Meanings and Usages of Tokorohe. 2021; 54 : 111-130. Available from: doi:10.20404/jscau.2021.02.54.111

Hwang Younsil. "The Meanings and Usages of Tokorohe" 日本硏究 no.54(2021) : 111-130.doi: 10.20404/jscau.2021.02.54.111

Hwang Younsil. The Meanings and Usages of Tokorohe. 日本硏究, 54, 111-130. doi: 10.20404/jscau.2021.02.54.111

Hwang Younsil. The Meanings and Usages of Tokorohe. 日本硏究. 2021; 54 111-130. doi: 10.20404/jscau.2021.02.54.111

Hwang Younsil. The Meanings and Usages of Tokorohe. 2021; 54 : 111-130. Available from: doi:10.20404/jscau.2021.02.54.111

Hwang Younsil. "The Meanings and Usages of Tokorohe" 日本硏究 no.54(2021) : 111-130.doi: 10.20404/jscau.2021.02.54.111