「やる、あげる、与える」の意味上の使い分け について

Abstract

In this paper, in order to show Japanese language learners how to use ‘yaru’, ‘ageru’ and ‘ataeru’, I considered the relationship between meanings in each word from the perspective of semantic extension and compared the central and peripheral meanings of these three words. As a result, the following four points were derived. 1) When the object is “a thing” and the giver is “a subject with an intention”, any of ‘yaru’, ‘ageru’ and ‘ataeru’ is used. 2) If the object is “a person”, ‘yaru’ is used. This is because when we use ‘yaru(give)’, we also recall the meaning of the polysemous word ‘yaru’, which also means “send the object to another place”. 3) If the giver is “a thing or an action”, ‘ataeru’ is used. 4) If the object is “an action”, ‘ataeru’ is used.