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https://hdl.handle.net/2115/70442

A study of HASEGAWA Yûtarô (2) : from the viewpoint of the history of Japanese

日本語

近代日本語

2017-12

Hokkaido University, Office of International Affairs, International Student Center

Journal of Center for International Education and Research Hokkaido University

21

14-33

This paper aims to examine the content and text-design of “NICHIGONYUMON (Introduction to Japanese: NN)” written by HASEGAWA Yutaro, a teacher of Japanese during the Late Qing Dynasty, from the viewpoint of the history of the Japanese language. The paper analyses eleven Japanese expressions in the textbook which had changed drastically between the late Tokugawa Shogunate and the Meiji era, and finds that Hasegawa chose expressions which had broad utility in real situations, with due attention to language change in Japanese. At the same time, it is shown that Hasegawa had no concept of “viewpoint”, especially with respect to movement verbs, giving and receiving expressions, and the passive, and consequently was unable to provide appropriate explanation and arrangement for these items. Finally, the paper discusses the unclarified issue of why Hasegawa gave detailed explanations only on Japanese aspects, and points out the necessity of further research on NN.

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