‘何というか’의 분석 - ‘何ていうか’와의 비교를 중심으로 -

Abstract

This study specifically examines the differences between ‘Nantoiuka’ and ‘Nanteiuka’ in terms of their positions in sentences. As a result of data analysis, it was analyzed that the two expressions differ not only in frequency but also in meaning depending on the location of their appearance. First, ‘Nantoiuka’ is used as a literal meaning in the sentence, a literal or pragmatic meaning in the sentence, and mainly as a discourse usage in the sentence. Through this, it was possible to confirm the tendency of meaning change as ‘Nantoiuka’ moved from the sentence-final position to the sentence- initial position. Second, ‘Nantoiuka’ is an expression derived from a questionnaire and began with a sentence, and the order of frequency of appearance appeared in the order of the mid-sentence position, the sentence-initial position, and the sentence-final position. This makes it possible to estimate language change according to location change. Third, ‘Nanteiuka’ is a variant of ‘Nantoiuka’, and it was found that the frequency of appearance and meaning change in accordance with the changes in the sentence-final, mid-sentential, and sentence- initial positions. However, as a result of the specific analysis, ‘Nanteiuka’ showed a relatively high frequency in the sentence-initial position, while ‘Nantoiuka’ showed a relatively high frequency in the sentence-mid position and sentence- final position. Fourth, in the position of the sentence, ‘Nantoiuka’ coexists with both literal and non-textual meanings, while ‘Nanteiuka’ is more prominent. The proposed analysis not only presents useful data for Japanese learners to distinguish the use of the two expressions but also lays a ground for the discussion of the grammaticalization of ‘Nantoiuka’.