This paper is concerned with the semantics of the aspect markers –iru, -teiru, and –teari used in Uji Shūi Monogatari, which is believed to have been written in the first half of the 14th century. Although there are a small number of problematic cases, there is a strong tendency to select V-teiru when the event referred to is both intentional and spatiotemporally specific. The meaning of each form is summarized as follows: · Progressive → V-teiru, V-iru · Resultant state, Long-term state, Habitual → V-teari (V-teiru) Although very close in meaning to V-teiru, V-iru has a preference for verbs denoting the posture or location of an animate entity, which may suggest its decline as an aspect marker. Particularly in Uji Shūi Monogatari, on the other hand, there are examples in which V-iru is used to indicate the continuation of dynamic situations when such verbs as arau (wash) and tataku (hit) appear in the V slot. It is further argued that the existence of examples such as oki-tachi (get up)-teiru, in which the lexical meaning of iru (be) is weakened in favor of the interpretation in which the resultant state is in focus, indicates that it has entered a new stage as an aspect marker.
한국일본언어문화학회 [Japanese Language & Culture Association of Korea]
설립연도
2001
분야
인문학>일본어와문학
소개
본 학회는 일본어학 및 일본문학은 물론, 일본의 정치, 경제, 문화, 사회 등의 일본학 전반에 걸친 연구 및 일본의 언어, 문화를 매체로 한 한국과의 비교 연구를 대상으로 하고 있다. 본 학회는 회원들에게 연구 발표 및 정보 교환의 기회를 부여하고 나아가 한국에서의 바람직한 일본 연구 자세를 확립하는 것을 주된 목표로 하고 있다.