번역 소설에서의 한국어와 일본어 1인칭 대명사의 복수형 대조 연구

Abstract

The plural forms of the first-person pronouns may be chosen differently depending on the speaker and the relationship between the speaker and the listener, and Korean first-person plural pronoun ‘uri(우리)’ can be used in the singular usage. Korean language learners who speak Japanese as their first language may have difficulty using first-person plural pronouns because in Japanese, more diverse first-person singular pronouns exist than in Korean, there are no separate first-person plural pronouns such as ‘uri(우리)’ or ‘jeohi(저희)’, and the plural forms of first-person pronouns are never used in singular usage. This study focused on the differences in the use of the plural forms of first-person pronouns in Korean and Japanese with five novels and their translations. The types of the plural forms of first-person pronouns in the original and translated text and why they were selected were examined. If the plural forms of first-person pronouns in the original text did not appear in the translation or vice versa, then which other forms replaced them was also examined. The singular usage of Korean ‘uri(우리) or the psychological distance between the speaker and the companion caused differences in the use of the plural forms of first-person pronouns in Korean and Japanese. In Japanese texts, different forms were selected according to the speaker’s gender unlike in the Korean texts, and humble languages corresponding to the Korean ‘jeohi(저희)’ were not shown clearly. Also, while the Japanese ‘jibuntachi(自分たち)’ could be used both as a reflexive pronoun and as a first-person pronoun, the reflexive pronoun in Korean could be used only as a third-person pronoun. The implications for Korean language education were also suggested.