西鶴の好色物浮世草子における混種語の考察

Abstract

This paper discusses the distribution of parts of speech, patterns of word- type combinations, and meaning categories on the basis of the hybrid words in the kōshoku-mono(amorous novels), ukiyo-zōshi(浮世草子) by IHARA Saikaku. The results of the study are as follows: Firstly, in terms of parts of speech, hybrid words in “Ukiyozoushi” include nouns, adverbs, verbs, adjectival verbs, and adjectives. However, nouns are overwhelmingly the most common part of speech among them, suggesting that nouns were the primary part of speech for hybrid words during that time. Secondly, an in-depth analysis of the patterns in which these hybrid words of different types are combined reveals the use of 16 different formats. Notably, there were four formats that incorporated foreign words not seen in hybrid words from the medieval period. This indicates that the patterns of combining hybrid words became more diverse during the Edo era, incorporating new, previously unseen elements. Finally, focusing on the semantic fields of the majority of these hybrid words, I observe that words related to “products and tools” were the most common in terms of both distinct word count and total word count. In contrast, words associated with “natural objects and natural phenomena” were relatively less common. This suggests that hybrid words in “kōshoku-mono” primarily revolved around everyday objects and items, rather than natural elements or phenomena.