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The usage aspects of the final particle "Yone" by native speakers of Japanese in contact situations

  • The Japanese Language Association of Korea
  • Abbr : JLAK
  • 2023, (78), pp.59-77
  • DOI : 10.14817/jlak.2023.78.59
  • Publisher : The Japanese Language Association Of Korea
  • Research Area : Humanities > Japanese Language and Literature
  • Received : September 29, 2023
  • Accepted : November 21, 2023
  • Published : December 20, 2023

Komatsu Nana 1

1고려대학교

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ABSTRACT

With focus on the Japanese final particle "yone," this study aims to clarify its functions and usage aspects in conversations between Korean learners of Japanese and native speakers of Japanese in contact situations. First, this study reviewed previous studies on the functions of "yone" observed in conversations in ‘native situations’. The review found that the functions can be divided into four main types. This study named them the "request for confirmation" function, "request for agreement" function, "provision of information" function, and "display of empathy" function, respectively. Next, in Subject 1, this study explored whether the four types of functions can be found in "yone" used by native speakers in contact situations as in ‘native situations’. The results showed that all four types were used. In addition, there were some cases in which the use of "yone" seemed to be derived from the previously identified functions. For example, the following was observed: the use of "yone" to draw attention at the beginning of a discourse for expression of the speaker's own opinion, and the use of "yone" to express empathy not only for the other party's speech but also for the entire discussion by both participants in the conversation. In Subject 2, the occurrence frequency of each function was then compared. The results showed a significant difference in the frequency of occurrence, with a particularly high frequency for the "display of empathy" function and a low frequency for the "provision of information" function. Based on these results, this study pointed out the difficulty for learners in learning "yone" and suggested directions for teaching the final particle "yone" in the field of Japanese language education.

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