「断り表現」における「察し」 －韓国語母語話者を中心に－

Abstract

This research aims to analyse the “refusal” expressions against its requests in some Japanese language textbooks. Based on this, a survey of both Japanese native speakers and Korean native speakers in order to explore the variety and timing of “awareness” of “refusal” in their conversations. On top up on the “refusal” expressions against its requests in the textbooks, the analysis follows the structures as well as the procedures of “refusal”. It finds out that some textbooks do not contain this topic at all on the other hand some emphasize communication and introduce many different patterns of “refusal” expressions. Next, a questioners about “indirect refusal expressions”, which are hard to be understood by Korean native speakers takes place. In this survey, both Japanese and Korean native speakers quickly aware that it is a refusal when they are told “Should it be done by today?”. There has not been a clear difference between both sides when they face a direct refusal. However a difference emerges with an “indirect refusal expression”. For instance, “I have a time after this report is done” is not rather “indirect” refusal and this is taken as a refusal by most Japanese side in comparison to the Korean side take it positively and “expect” him or her to do it later. This is an obvious example of the refusal expressions used among Japanese speakers but very difficult for other to understand.