교섭상황 거절표현 연구‒일본인 모어 화자의 자연담화를 중심으로‒

Abstract

This study analyzed the rejection strategy preferred by Japanese people by putting the actual refusal expressions that appear in negotiation situation into the semantic formula utilizing the program “May I follow you to your home?” designed by TV Tokyo in Japan. In addition, this study also reviewed the refusal expressions preferred by Japanese native speakers by classifying them by semantic formula and grasping the frequency of their appearance. The purpose of this study was to expand the range of expressions so that those who are learning Japanese as a second language can use more diverse refusal expressions according to the situation. First of all, 97 discourses implying refusal expressions were secured by analyzing the program “May I follow you to your home?” Non-verbal elements implying refusal expressions were also secured as well as verbal ones. The reason was because Japanese actually use non-verbal elements while speaking the direct refusal expressions. Next, as a result of putting the refusal expressions into the semantic formula, they were classified into a total of 10 semantic formulas as indirect expressions, that is ‘apology,’ ‘reason,’ ‘suggesting alternatives,’ ‘expression of regret,’ ‘asking again,’ ‘rain check,’ ‘blurred speech,’ ‘request’ and ‘avoidance.’ Finally, it was found that the direct refusal expressions were most preferred among these semantic formulas, and the indirect refusal expressions have been often used in the order of ‘reason,’ ‘blurred speech,’ and ‘apology.’ In conclusion, it was observed that Japanese native speakers wanted to reduce the ‘the burden of refusal’ between speakers and listeners by expressing the intention of rejection clearly and quickly utilizing indirect expressions.