@article{ART003184106},
author={HWANG, YOUNG HEE},
title={Conditional Expressions in Japanese as Observed in the Diaries of Middle School Students},
journal={The Japanese Language Association of Korea},
issn={1229-7275},
year={2025},
number={83},
pages={251-272}
TY - JOUR
AU - HWANG, YOUNG HEE
TI - Conditional Expressions in Japanese as Observed in the Diaries of Middle School Students
JO - The Japanese Language Association of Korea
PY - 2025
VL - null
IS - 83
PB - The Japanese Language Association Of Korea
SP - 251
EP - 272
SN - 1229-7275
AB - This paper describes the characteristics of the conditional expressions “TO, TARA, BA, NARA” used in Imperial Japanese texts, as found in the diaries of middle school students who were in the process of acquiring the L2 in the colonial linguistic environment. The results of the longitudinal mechanism of the forms and usages of Japanese conditional expressions, compared with the discourse data collected from the Japanese generation in the attrition stage with the same attributes, are summarized as follows: (a) The conditional expressions of the Japanese generation were mainly used appropriately according to function during the acquisition stage (although there were gender differences) and gradually regressed during the attrition stage after the cessation of contact with Japanese. (b) Comparing the acquisition and attrition stages of the Japanese generation, the distribution of usages established during the acquisition stage showed a strong tendency to converge on the conditional form TARA throughout the attrition stage. (c) Regarding the frequency and accuracy of the conditional expressions used in the acquisition and attrition stages of the Japanese generation, the use of “TO, BA, NARA” decreased, indicating that the essential usages of the conditional expressions learned during the acquisition stage were challenging to maintain. (d) Compared to the acquisition stage, “errors of speaker perspective, confusion of modality and tense, errors in conjugation, differences in Japanese input environment, and substitution with other forms" can be confirmed in the attrition stage. In this way, the Japanese generation that experienced high general education shows a continuum similar to the conditional expression patterns of the employed group after elementary education (Hwang 2024a). However, the similarities and differences are left as a future task compared with the Japanese generation, which has a different exposure to Japanese and acquisition environments, including the elementary education group.
KW - Conditional Expressions;Colonial Period;High General School Students;Japanese Generation;Diaries
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HWANG, YOUNG HEE. (2025). Conditional Expressions in Japanese as Observed in the Diaries of Middle School Students. The Japanese Language Association of Korea, 83, 251-272.
HWANG, YOUNG HEE. 2025, "Conditional Expressions in Japanese as Observed in the Diaries of Middle School Students", The Japanese Language Association of Korea, no.83, pp.251-272.
HWANG, YOUNG HEE "Conditional Expressions in Japanese as Observed in the Diaries of Middle School Students" The Japanese Language Association of Korea 83 pp.251-272 (2025) : 251.
HWANG, YOUNG HEE. Conditional Expressions in Japanese as Observed in the Diaries of Middle School Students. 2025; 83 : 251-272.
HWANG, YOUNG HEE. "Conditional Expressions in Japanese as Observed in the Diaries of Middle School Students" The Japanese Language Association of Korea no.83(2025) : 251-272.
HWANG, YOUNG HEE. Conditional Expressions in Japanese as Observed in the Diaries of Middle School Students. The Japanese Language Association of Korea, 83, 251-272.
HWANG, YOUNG HEE. Conditional Expressions in Japanese as Observed in the Diaries of Middle School Students. The Japanese Language Association of Korea. 2025; 83 251-272.
HWANG, YOUNG HEE. Conditional Expressions in Japanese as Observed in the Diaries of Middle School Students. 2025; 83 : 251-272.
HWANG, YOUNG HEE. "Conditional Expressions in Japanese as Observed in the Diaries of Middle School Students" The Japanese Language Association of Korea no.83(2025) : 251-272.
