言いさしの繰り返し発話に関する考察‒親疎関係による使用様相と機能を中心に‒

Abstract

In this study, we focused on the repetition of Interrupted Speech from the speech data of native Japanese speakers, and examined the usage aspects from the viewpoint of function.From the observed utterances, out of a total of 1036 repetitive utterances, 473 repetitive utterances were found, with a frequency of 46%. In the case of close friends, out of a total of 555 repetitive utterances, 196 (35%) were repetitive Interrupted Speech, indicating a difference in the use of repetitive utterances. This result shows that there is a difference in the use of repeated utterances by familiarity. In the first meeting relationship, the speaker’s intention was to try to shorten the distance and build a cooperative relationship while showing hesitation to the other party. In the close friend relationship, repeated Interrupted Speech were seen because the conversation could be established with fragmentary expressions due to the large amount of common knowledge. By function, “information presentation” had by far the highest occurrence rate in the first meeting, followed by “recognition/reception” functions. On the other hand, in the case of friendships, the two functions of “information presentation” and “pause” were frequently observed, and there was a difference in the use of phrases depending on the intimate relationship. In the case of the first meeting, “information presentation” was often used because both parties did not have common knowledge, while “pause connection” was used in the case of close friendships, suggesting the speaker’s intention to use the relationship to evoke a sense of rhythm and tempo in order to liven up the conversation and lead to further discourse.