일본 SE(System Engineer)분야의 어휘 분석 연구

Abstract

In this article, we examine parts-of-speech-wise and word-type-wise facets of the usages of the SE-related vocabulary in the IT field. The results are summarized in what follows. Firstly, nouns are the most frequently attested type of parts-of-speech, accounting for more than 60% of the SE-related vocabulary, followed by verbs, adverbs, adjectival verbs, and adjectives in this order. In particular, out of the most highly attested 50 nouns, 38 nouns are IT-related technical terms. Secondly, the coverage frequency of the most frequently attested words of each part-of-speech indicates the following. For nouns, 71.96% of the SE-related vocabulary are covered by the top 282 nouns. For adverbs, the 76.30% of the vocabulary are covered by the top 50 adverbs. By contrast, for verbs, 70.38% of the vocabulary are covered by the top 20 verbs; for adjectival verbs, 73.51 of the vocabulary are covered by the top 19 adjectival verbs; for adjectives, 72.73% of the vocabulary are covered by only the top 10 adjectives. Thirdly, the usages of each word type are summarized as follows. For nouns, more than 50% of the attested nouns are kango, followed by gairaigo, wago, words notated in Roman alphabets, and konshugo. Among these, IT-related technical terms are particularly observed in gairaigo and words notated in Roman alphabets. On the other hand, more than 75% of adjectival verbs are kango, followed by wago, gairaigo, and konshugo. For adverbs, more than 60 % are wago, followed by kango and konshugo.