韓日呼称接尾辞「씨」と「氏」の比較 ― 新聞記事の用例を中心に ―

Abstract

This article aims to provide useful data for intermediate-level or higher Japanese-language learners in formal settings such as essay writing and presentations, by revealing how name suffixes are used in literal language, which has not yet been the subject of much research, through a comparison of the name suffixes ‘ssi(씨)’ in Korean and ‘shi(氏)’ in Japanese, which are both expressed as the same Chinese character, in Korean and Japanese newspapers. According to the results, Korean ‘ssi(씨)’ was used more for suspects and victims of cases and ordinary people, while Japanese ‘shi(氏)’ was more often used for people in politics or economics such as world leaders, ministers, officials, and business executives. In addition, a word used as Korean ‘ssi(씨)’ in Japanese sentences was ‘san(さん)’, whereas an expression used as Japanese ‘shi(氏)’ in Korean was titles. Although ‘ssi(씨)’ was used for both suspects and victims of cases in Korean, suspects were distinguished from other subjects definitely and the name suffix was not used as an honorific title for suspects in Japanese. It also revealed that Korean ‘ssi(씨)’ is able to be used for both a conversation partner and a third person in both colloquial and literary language and express slight to mid-level politeness coming after ‘full name’ and ‘first name’, and express mid-level to negative politeness coming after ‘family name’. On the other hand, Japanese ‘shi(氏)’ is mainly used for a third person in the literary language and expresses slight to mid-level politeness.