談話標識の出現傾向からみた在米日本人2世の談話展開の方法 - 東京若年層話者との比較をとおして -

Abstract

In this paper, the discourse development method of the 2nd generation of American‐Japanese was analyzed and its characteristics were compared with those of the young generation in Tokyo. As a result, the 2nd generation of American‐Japanese does not frequently use discourse markers compared with the young generation in Tokyo. In particular, the usage frequency of the self confirmation marker, ‘UN’, is high, but other discourse markers were not used, such as the information sharing marker, ‘YAHARI’, the invitation marker, ‘NE’, the marker of starting/ adding of speaking, ‘SOREDE’, the marker of obtaining/ maintaining of speaking, ‘DAKARA’, and so on. We contend that the reason for this difference stems from the fact that the 2nd generation of American‐Japanese grew up in environments where communications with native Japanese people were limited. In future, more expanded research will be necessary to analyze the tendency of the discourse development observed for the 2nd generation of American Japanese.