Essays about: "Japanese particles"

Showing result 16 - 19 of 19 essays containing the words Japanese particles.

  1. 16. The Particle wo in Japanese - From Exclamative Particle to Case Marker

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Erika Andersson; [2013]
    Keywords : Japanese; particles; accusative; direct object; grammar; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the different usages of the wo particle in the Japanese language, from the time of the earliest sources of the 8th century up until today, by presenting examples from different genres and time periods. It shows that the accusative function of the particle has remained in the language at least from the earliest sources while the exclamatory and interjectional usages started to decline by the 12th century. READ MORE

  3. 17. The topic particle

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Malin Tedgren; [2011]
    Keywords : Japanese particles; topic prominence; semantics; japanska; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The Japanese postposition which in this paper is to be referred to as the topic particle wa, is said to be possessing functions which have been thoroughly debated and analyzed by numerous linguists. It has as a result brought upon us a number of distinguishable theories concerning the qualities of this particle, providing us with different analyses to comprehend. READ MORE

  4. 18. The Final Particle wa in Japanese - Stereotypes vs. Reality

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Alexander Petersson; [2010]
    Keywords : Japanese; linguistics; sentence-final; particle; wa; dialect; gender; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The sentence-final particle wa is something that has predominately been taught as a female particle in the teaching of Japanese as a foreign language. However, from the information presented in this thesis it is demonstrated that the sentence-final wa is in fact two separate elements, one kind used by women and the other by men. READ MORE

  5. 19. The conjectural and hortative bee : from dialectal particle to stereotypic marker

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Kristian Fäldt; [2006]
    Keywords : Paleo-Siberian languages and literatures; japanska; hortative; conjectural; role language; Japanese; Sendaiben; Tohoku dialect; Korean; Koreanska; japanska och paleosibiriska språk; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The Japanese conjectural and hortative particle bee is the main characteristic of Tohoku dialect, and has been rigorously studied by Tamakake Gen at Tohoku University. This thesis presents for the first time in English his semantic categorization of bee, while complementing this with a detailed description of the particle's grammatical properties. READ MORE