This paper investigates the usage pattern of the elementary Japanese sentence pattern “to omou” in discussions in contact situations, and its effect on the conversation. In particular, the characteristics of Korean learners were analyzed in comparison with native Japanese speakers. The analysis revealed that although the usage frequency of “to omou” for the expression of opinions in conversations did not differ between learners and native speakers, learners tended to use the form “normal form + to omou / omoimasu” learned as a beginner’s sentence pattern. In addition, native speakers tended to use “to omou” accompanied by elements with the function to soften their argument before or after the word, whereas learners tended to add a sentence-ending particle immediately after “to omou” on its own. Observations of conversational examples confirmed that these utterances by learners sometimes contributed to smooth discussions, while at other times they were strong arguments against their conversational partners. Based on the above results, this paper made suggestions on how to improve the teaching of “to omou” in the educational field in the future.
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.