英文摘要 |
In this paper the meaning of modality expression kedo was studied through the analysis of a Japanese corpus. It is observed that kedo is often used among private conversations between friends or family members. The data show that modality expression kedo can be often added to the predicates which express speaker's thoughts. After the examination of kedo, it is concluded that modality expression kedo has a function of individualizing utterances. The meaning of modality expression kedo is defined as explaining that this is a speaker's personal opinion, feeling, or experience and that this information belongs to a speaker. |