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Consideration of Compound Nouns of the “Intransitive Conjunction Form + Noun” Specialized for Actions

  • The Japanese Language Association of Korea
  • Abbr : JLAK
  • 2024, (81), pp.147-162
  • DOI : 10.14817/jlak.2024.81.147
  • Publisher : The Japanese Language Association Of Korea
  • Research Area : Humanities > Japanese Language and Literature
  • Received : June 27, 2024
  • Accepted : August 26, 2024
  • Published : September 20, 2024

Wang, Xin 1

1筑波大学 人文社会科学研究群 人文学学位プログラム

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ABSTRACT

Among compound nouns of the "intransitive verb + noun" type, some examples express actions, but they have not been extensively researched. Examples where "intransitive verb + noun" compound nouns express the meaning of action are few, and among them, examples that solely express actions are even fewer. Many examples of such compound nouns have nouns referring to artifacts or parts of humans. This paper first investigated whether these nouns positioned after the verb carry the meaning of an action, using sources like X (Twitter). The results showed the meaning of the action in "intransitive verb + noun" compound nouns and were not solely derived from the following noun. Next, the intransitive verbs positioned before nouns were examined. These intransitive verbs must be volitional in nature. By combining with nouns referring to artifacts, etc., the Telic Qualia of the noun following them shifts, and in conjunction with the preceding intransitive verb, two actions occur, allowing the expression of an action. Another possibility involves connecting two distant actions through "ながら(nagara) " to express an action. Compound nouns of the "intransitive verb + noun" type capable of expressing actions in this manner carry meaning akin to compound verbs as they represent two actions. Consequently, their meaning as entities becomes weakened. Moreover, extracting the primary noun of the action from the rear and combining it with the preceding verb is a common way of constructing words, which can also be seen in "transitive conjunction form + noun" compound nouns.

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