This study discusses the reality of feminine words among the language forms which project gender differences, as a part of the study revealed gender differences in modern Japanese. It focused on feminine words and examined what kind of language forms female speakers used, through novels written in the Meiji era. The results of this study are as follows. From Meiji 20’s to 40’s (from the late 1880’s to 1900’s) is the time that Japanese affective expression: final particles and interjections, and feminine words were established. The presence of role words and particular language forms were confirmed. The main language forms of those are honorific expressions, personal pronouns, and interjections. The honorific expressions such as final particles were only used by females and were seen in the conversation of young women (female students), upper class women and elderly ladies. From the perspective of the role of the language, it showed that the language expressions and words which played high roles at the beginning of the Meiji era had declined by the end of Meiji era. In addition, a lot of affective expressions were used in feminine words compared to male words. It is characteristic that gender expression: including some of the role words, emphasizing “femininity” were mainly used by young women and upper class women.
한국일본근대학회 [The Japanese Modern Association of Korea]
설립연도
1999
분야
인문학>일본어와문학
소개
본 학회는 한국, 일본의 문학 및, 어학, 문화, 사상, 역사 등 여러 분야의 연구자 및 대학원생의 연구성과에 관한 자유로운 발표, 토론을 통해 학문발전과 학술교류를 행하고자하는 목적에서 설립되었다.
따라서 본 회는 이러한 목적을 달성하기 위해 학술연구발표회 및 연구회와 학술지 발간, 국내외 관련 학계와의 학술교류, 관련정보의 구축 및 제공 등의 사업을 실시하고 있다.
간행물
간행물명
일본근대학연구 [ILBON KUNDAEHAK YUNGU ; The Journal of Korean Association of Modern Japanology]