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The Conversational Development Function of Repetition of Others' Utterances in Japanese Conversation and Korean Conversation

  • The Japanese Language Association of Korea
  • Abbr : JLAK
  • 2024, (81), pp.213-229
  • DOI : 10.14817/jlak.2024.81.213
  • Publisher : The Japanese Language Association Of Korea
  • Research Area : Humanities > Japanese Language and Literature
  • Received : June 30, 2024
  • Accepted : August 26, 2024
  • Published : September 20, 2024

JANG YUN AH 1

1국립부경대학교

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ABSTRACT

This paper empirically examines how utterances that include repetitions of others' utterances contribute to the development of conversations in Japanese and Korean and what similarities and differences can be observed in the usage patterns of such utterances in Japanese and Korean conversations. The results of the analysis are as follows: (A) In both Japanese and Korean, utterances that include repetitions of others' utterances are most frequently used to acquire the right to speak or to guide one's talk while indicating relevance to the content. Additionally, the proportion of responses that partially repeat elements the other party presents is similar in Japanese and Korean conversations. (B) Compared to Japanese conversations, Korean conversations tend to use utterances that include repetitions of others' utterances to acquire the right to speak and develop the conversation while indicating relevance to the preceding content. There is also a higher tendency to use repetitions to encourage the other party to talk by repeating elements of the prior speaker's utterance that aroused questions or interest. (C) Compared to Korean conversations, there is a higher tendency in Japanese conversations to use utterances that include repetitions that incorporate elements presented by the other party into one's speech to complement one's utterance. There is also a higher tendency to use repetitions to summarize what the other party said or to supplement the other party's utterance.

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