＜おる＞＜ておる＞の意味･用法 －リビングバイブル旧約聖書(1984)を対象として－

Abstract

The present study tries to show the semantic usages connoted in the variant forms of Oru and Te-Oru in the Japanese living Bible version of the Old Testament, The results are as follows: [1] As for Oru, forms like [Oraseru], [Orareru ‘possibility’], [Oranu], [Oran], [Otte], [Oru], and [Oreba] were associated with an archaic speech. [Orimasu], [Orimasen], and [Orimashita] connoted an honorific tone. [Orareru ‘respect’], [Orazu] and [Ori] were substitutive expressions while [V1＋Otte], [V1＋Otta] and [V1＋Oru] were listener-despising vulgar Hibago. [2] As for Te-Oru, [Te-Oreru], [Te-Oranu], [Te-Oran], [Te-Otta], [Te-Oru], [Te-Ore], [Naide-Orareru ‘possibility’], [Naide-Oreru], [Zuni-Orareru ‘possibility’], and [Zuni-Oreru] connoted an archaic tone. [Te-Orimasu(Orimashita)(Orimasen) (Orimashita)] were courtesy words in the Honorific II class. [Te-Orareru ‘respect’], [Te-Orazu], and [Te-Ori] were used as a substitutive expression. [3] Orareru and Oraremasu were intermediate-level honoric words. On the other hand, more specific forms like Irassyaru, Irassyaimasu and O-idede-desu were high-level honorific words. There was a strict boundary in the honorific status between the former and the latter groups. [4] Te-Orareru and relatively more honorific Te-Oraremasu had intermediate- level honorific connotation while more specific forms like Te-Irassyaru, Te- Irassyaimasu, and Te-oide-desu connoted a high-level honorific tone.