복합사의 역사적 변천에 관한 연구

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the origin of the compound particle “kotoga aru”, which is one of the modern Japanese grammar, and its transition process. It is analyzed and discussed from the historical point of view. In this study,　we have confirmed that "ta kotoga aru" was already being used as a compound word in the Muromachi period. It was used in “Kyogenshu” in combination with the “ta” type as an expression that was used 200 years ago from the example in the “Japanese Dictionary”. It has also been confirmed that “ta kotoga nai” has been used since the late Middle Ages without a change in its current meaning and usage. Moreover, the extracted examples from the late Middle Age period displayed various sentence ending expressions depending on an individual’s social status. After the late Middle Age period, it was used as a compound word regardless of social status. “Ru kotoga aru” began to be used from the late medieval period but not always as a compound word. However, it was confirmed that “ru kotoga nai” was never used as a compound word since the Edo period.