日本語の複合動詞「V1-疲れる」、「V1-慣れる」、「V1-飽きる」のV1＋V2結合と他動性

Abstract

This paper examined the combinatory possibility of compound V1+V2 verbs using “V1–tsukareru” (to be tired from [of] doing V1), “V1–nareru” (to get used to doing V1), “V1–akiru” (to get tired of doing V1). These compound verbs represent change of agent's physical or psychological state. Previous accounts by Kageyama (1993) propose the transitivity harmony principle, and Matsumoto (1998) proposes the principle of subjective sharing. However, these two proposals can not explain grammaticality of the following examples. (1) Watashi wa aruki-tsukareta. (I was tired from walking.) (2) *Watashi wa gakkou ni iki-tsukareta. (I was tired of going to school.) We analyzed this combination pattern of these three conpound verbs based on the frequency of its appearance in a corpus. Results indicate that volitional intransitive verbs like “aruku” (walk) and “asobu” (play), and transitive verbs like “hanasu” (speak) and “yomu” (read) tend to combine with the latter “V1-tsukareru” component. On the other hand, the analysis revealed a clear pattern in which volitional intransitive verbs like “iku” (go) and “kuru” (come) as well as transitive verbs “kiru” (cut) and “moyasu” (burn) do show combinatory propensity. And that transitive verbs like “miru” (see) and “kiku” (hear), and volitional intransitive verbs like “asobu” (play) and “sumu” (live) tend to combine with the latter “V1-nareru “and “V1-akiru” component. On the other hand, the analysis revealed a clear pattern in which transitive verbs “kiru” (cut) and “moyasu” (burn) do not show combinatory propensity. We argue that this result is due to distinctions related to the semantic restriction of the verbs.