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Study on the Characteristics of noda in the Japanese interlanguage

  • The Japanese Language Association of Korea
  • Abbr : JLAK
  • 2018, (56), pp.55-73
  • DOI : 10.14817/jlak.2018.56.55
  • Publisher : The Japanese Language Association Of Korea
  • Research Area : Humanities > Japanese Language and Literature
  • Received : March 31, 2018
  • Accepted : May 18, 2018
  • Published : June 20, 2018

Yang, Naeyun 1

1중앙대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study defines an interlanguage as a dynamic entity that builds an independent system to reach a target language, and aims to identify the characteristics of noda in the Japanese interlanguage. This study describes Japanese language learners' use of noda by formulating the hypothesis that Japanese language learners use noda in their keigo, or honorific speech, to speak fluently while alleviating the burden of forming polite language, and tests this hypothesis. The results are summarized as follows. (1) The characteristics of the usage of noda in the Japanese interlanguage are more prominent in the colloquial (oral) style than the literary style and in the polite (and formal) form than the normal (plain) form. (2) The characteristics of noda, such as its early and frequent use, co-occurrence with final particles, and affinity with verbal predicates, which were found in polite conversations, were not observed in writings in the polite form or conversations in the normal form. (3) Learners appear to use noda as a means to exercise a fluent command of Japanese, aiming to simplify and automate sentence-ending expressions. Through such considerations, this study was able to verify the hypothesis that Japanese learners use noda to attenuate the burden of using the polite and formal form in polite conversations (and oral language) while speaking fluently. Therefore, learners appear to use noda as a means to enhance their communication capability by streamlining the complex procedures of sentence-ending expressions and then pursue natural use of the Japanese language while demonstrating their fluency.

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