Essays about: "ranuki-kotoba"

Found 2 essays containing the word ranuki-kotoba.

  1. 1. ALTERED POTENTIAL FORM IN WRITTEN JAPANESE. A quantitative corpus analysis of ranuki-kotoba

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Tobias Carlsson; [2017-02-28]
    Keywords : japanska; Japanese; potential form; ranuki-kotoba; genre; corpus; styles;

    Abstract : This is a study on the frequency of ranuki-kotoba in written Japanese. It is apparent that Ranuki-kotoba is gaining popularity as there have been multiple surveys and opinion polls on the topic. There has however not been many quantitative analyses of pre-existing data to examine the current use of ranuki-kotoba. READ MORE

  3. 2. Ringo o taberemasu ka? - An analysis of the shortened potential verb form in colloquial Japanese

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Varpu Sole; [2013]
    Keywords : sociolinguistics; the -re form; ranuki kotoba; potential form; passive voice; Japanese; language change; japanska; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : While various studies have been conducted on the innovative potential suffix of Japanese vowel verbs, commonly known as ranuki kotoba (lit. ra-omission words), few studies exist on the use of the innovative form based on situational context and style of speech. READ MORE