일본어 오노마토페의 형태적 고찰

Abstract

Vocabulary acquisition is important in learning of Japanese. Among them, acquisition of Onomatopoeia is known to play a very important role in speaking Japanese. However, to acquire Onomatopoeia is considered to be the hardest part to Japanese learners due to its massive amounts and various kinds. In this study, based on the「擬音語･擬態語の一覧」of『Japanese education dictionary』, ‘morphological classification’ of Onomatopoeia was examined by form and distribution, and diversity of Onomatopoeia form was examined by dividing ‘morphological features’ into repetitive form and expansion form. The most representative form in Onomatopoeia is repetitive form such as ABAB form and a significant factor affecting to the expansion form is adding the note of「っ」「ん」「り」. It was seen that extension was occurred by「repeat」「a voiced and p-sound」. These extension elements can be produced in various forms depending on the adding location and can be vanished by time by time or absorbed into a different form. Because the expansion of each element implies the distinctive connotation, it was confirmed that the subtle nuances can be occurred by the extension of element while maintaining the basic meaning. Onomatopoeia is the extended vocabulary with rules which has a systematic structure although it displays the morphological diversity. Therefore, if the learners are to identify and recognize these rules they are able to infer its meaning more easily when faced with a new vocabulary and it will make Onomatopoeia acquisition more efficient.