語尾上げ現象と助詞との共起に関する考察 －日本語母語話者との対照を中心に－

Abstract

This paper describes the results of an analysis of Korean Learners’ UPTALK associated with conjunctive particles. Previous researches has shown that Korean first language Japanese learner’s UPTALK is not a only conscious language behavior and that it is simply influenced by their mother language, Seoul dialect, which is known as a non-accent language. It has also been observed that Korean learners are trying to imitate native Japanese speakers’ UPTALK behavior, especially among young females, as UPTALK has been observed in actual conversations. It is known by conventional researchers that Japanese native speakers tend to display UPTALKs at the conjunctive particles and the UPTALKs at the conjunctive particles seem to have more conscious meaning. Therefore, if Korean learners’ UPTALKs are not present at the conjunctive particles, such would support the hypothesis that Korean learners’ UPTALK is a simple language behavior influenced by their non-accent language and not a conscious language behavior. My previous research (Kitano 2015), provided evidence that Seoul dialect speakers’UPTALK is a language behavior influenced by their non-accent language but not a conscious language behavior. However, the analysis for that research, was conducted using different sample language for each participant, which may have led to inaccurate results. In order to complement previous findings, additional research was conducted using the same sample language for each participant. The results of this additional analysis shows clear differences between Korean first language Japanese learners and Japanese native speakers’ use of UPTALKs’. Korean learners of Japanese show UPTALKs at the case-marking particles, while Japanese native speakers, especially young female, show their UPTALKs at the conjunctive particles. Such supports the hypothesis that Korean learners’ UPTALK is a only language behavior influenced by their non-accent mother language but not a conscious language behavior.