The Change of the Expressions of Ability : By a Comparison among 3 generations in HASAMA town of Oita-Gun, Oita prefecture
著者
松田,美香
(MATSUDA,Mika)
別府大学文学部
出版地
別府
出版者
別府大学会
日付
出版年
: -
作成日
:
更新日
:
記録日
: 2011-02-25
上位タイトル
別府大学紀要
(Memoirs of Beppu university).
No.45
(2003.
12)
,p.1-
12
識別番号
ISSN
02864983
抄録
There are precedent studies, which suggest there are 3 divisions in the expressions of ability in Oita dialect. But the studies are not generally accepted. This report investigates into the differences of the usage of the expressions of ability among 3 generations in HASAMA town, Oita-gun. The results are as follows. (1) The form that expresses an ability to do has changed from "a verb for ability (yome-ru : can read)" to "-kiru (yomi-kiru)". (2) "A verb for ability" has changed its meaning from "an ability to do" to "subjective conditional probability". The form has changed from "yome-ru" to "yome-re-ru". (3) The younger generation (Age 35, male) uses the form, "-re-ru", for expressing their feelings. For instance, "yome-re-ru" for joy, yome-reN for regret. This is another meaning, which cannot be included in the 3 divisions of the expressions of ability. (4) -reru form (yoma-reru) of a conditional ability is going out of use. (5) The change has occurred in the last 30 years.
