若者語における「ルことば」の調査分析 –前接名詞の語種と拍数を中心に–

Abstract

If we try to make new verbs in Japanese, we usually have used “–suru verb”, but we also use “–ru verb” lately. Especially “-ru verbs” has been created and used among the young. I have reserched the character of “–ru verb” compared to “–suru verb”. I try to find out the feature of “–ru verb” which is new verbs of modern Japanese by reserching the number of mora, classification of original words and whether to make a shortform or not. The conclusion is briefly shown as follows. Firstly we can see a lot of “–ru verbs” more frequently than “–suru verb” in modern Japanese verbs, Therefore it is a very significant method for young people to use “–ru” form when they make new verbs. Secondly the new verbs of “–suru” form and “–ru” form combined with borrowed words are merely 50% among all of new verbs. But combined with Chinese borrowed words are very rarely shown. Therefore we might recognize borrowed words are very important to create new verbs in modern Japanese On the other hand we could discover many new verbs of “-ru” form combined with onomatopoeia in case of own words, Thirdly, 3 mora verbs are 70%, 4 mora verbs are 23%, and there are a few percents of 5 mora, and 2 mora verbs to deal with the number of mora In case of “–suru verb”, 5 mora and 6 mora verbs are 40% respectively. I could say “–ru” form verbs are a significant method to create new verbs through young generation specially. I have a plan to study how much people can understand and what kind of people use it with “-ru verbs” through the specific questionaires which became the significant method to show new verbs of young generation.