英文摘要 |
This case study aims to present and discuss the use of Japanese te-clauses observed in thespoken language of Taiwanese learners of JFL. In the Taiwanese learners' JFL spokenlanguage, te-clauses, stemming from the te-forms of verbs, are often used as substitutes forother subordinate clauses, such as conditionals, prefaced-expressions and so on, while Japanesenative speakers would never use them for such purposes. Focusing on the emergence anddisappearance of the te-clauses, I surveyed the speech of a Taiwanese learner, recorded for aperiod of three years and a half. My study has led to the following findings:1) Te-clauses were not used as substitutes for every sort of subordination.2) Depending on the sort of subordination, the period of appearance of the usage wasnot the same.3) The use of substitutes and the correct use of the subordinate clauses which could besubstituted by te-clauses emerged at about the same period.4) Aside from substitutes for subordinate clauses, substitutes for some modality formswere also observed.From these observations I drew the conclusion that the usage of te-clauses was 'a quasisubordination'influenced by the Chinese language, and was used as 'a safety device' in oralcommunication for the learner. |