從語彙論思考日本昔話－－現況與展望－－

In Thinking of Japanese Folktales Vocabulary: Current Status and Prospects

本稿以日本昔話為討論對象，思考從詞彙論著手分析時，該如何應對？其成果又諸如何定位？除檢視研究現況與問題點之外，回顧文獻並展望未來課題。總結以下5點。1. 從詞彙論分析日本昔話時，可從詞彙二面性著手。2. 從詞彙二面性著手討論日本昔話，其成果除可作為解開日語詞彙、日語特徵之用，也供日語教育使用日本昔話之參考。同時，也促進詞彙論的發展。3. 從詞彙探討日本昔話性格，也是透過日本昔話與其他研究領域對話之媒介。4. 挑選日本昔話作為研究調查對象時，須謹慎評估其可用性。5. 《日本昔話集（上）》可能反映出近世後期到明治初期之時代性、民族性；從詞類分布來看，其詞彙性格與現代日語兒童語彙相近。

This paper takes up the subject of Japanese folktales and think about how we should approach them from the view of lexicology and how the results can be positioned. In addition to reviewing the current status of the study, we look forward to future topics through literature review. The results can be summarized as follows. 1. In examining the lexical characteristics of Japanese folktales, we can approach the issue from the view of the duality of vocabulary. 2. Discussing the vocabulary in Japanese folktales from the view of duality of vocabulary will lead to the clarification of the nature of Japanese vocabulary, which will be helpful when teaching folktales in Japanese language education. 3. Exploring the characteristics in Japanese folktales will serve as a bridge to communicate with other research areas. 4. Careful consideration must be given when selecting Japanese folktales for researching. 5. The Japanese Folktales Collections reflect the historical and ethnic characteristics from the late modern times to early Meiji periods, and their part-of-speech structure is similar to that of the children vocabulary in modern Japanese.