한․일 양국 신문 사설에 나타난 문말 유형 연구

Abstract

In this study, the sentence-final types used in the headline and text of newspaper editorials in Korea and Japan were analyzed from the viewpoint of the sentence-final endings and the speech level. Results in this study are summarized as follows. First, as for the sentence-final types, the ratio of the declarative form was the highest in the editorial title as well as in the texts of the editorial both in Korea and Japan. The ratio of the interrogative form and the ratio of the exclamatory form were relatively high in the Korean editorial title, whereas the ratio of the imperative form and the ratio of the requesting form were relatively high in the Japanese editorial title. In the case of the text of the editorial, although the overall ratio of the interrogative form was low, the ratio of the interrogative form used in the text of the Japanese editorial was relatively higher than that of the Korean editorial. In other words, compared to Korean newspaper editorials, Japanese newspaper editorials strongly demand that certain actions be taken directly in the title, and there is a tendency to present opinions to readers in a strong tone in the text of the editorial. Next, as for the speech level at the end of the sentence, in the case of the editorial title, the ratio of incomplete sentences was slightly higher in the Korean editorial than in the Japanese editorial. Unlike the results of the previous speech level-related research. Looking at the detailed form of the incomplete sentence, the ratio of the noun form was overwhelmingly high in Korean editorial, whereas the ratio of the noun form and the ratio of particles were high in Japanese editorial. Overall, it could be said that Korean editorials relatively tend to focus on conveying the author's opinions and contents of the current issues in a concise and clear manner, whereas Japanese editorials tend to draw readers into the issues and to urge action and interest.