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The meaning and usage of nakerebanaranai from a causal relation perspective

  • The Japanese Language Association of Korea
  • Abbr : JLAK
  • 2017, (51), pp.99-111
  • Publisher : The Japanese Language Association Of Korea
  • Research Area : Humanities > Japanese Language and Literature

HYEYOUN KIM 1

1건국대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This study analyzed the meaning and usage of nakerebanaranai from the viewpoint of special features of the sentence, the predicate and the agent. This study reveals that nakerebanaranai appears in causal relationship sentences, and mainly represents the “result”. Further, nakerebanaranai indicates that it is necessary to realize such a proposition, but it is mainly used in the context in which its realization is negatively described. This paper also notes that, in terms of a predicate, an action predicate is mainly used and the agent is primarily a specific person. In addition, this study points out that, in terms of the realization of action, the agent can choose it (realization of action) in some cases, and cannot in other cases. Based on these analyses, this study claims that nakerebanaranai is a modal expression that denotes ‘it is necessary’ within a proposition.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.