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https://doi.org/10.14943/106648

https://hdl.handle.net/2115/89075

The Function of the Particle =chi in Uzbek

日本語

小詞

2023-03-20

Japan Association of Northern Language Studies

Northern Language Studies

13

17-37

This study examines the particle =chi in Uzbek (Turkic, Southeastern branch). Previous studies have argued that =chi has many usages, such as “emphasis,” “imperative,” “threat” and “question.” However, the descriptions of this particle in previous studies are questionable because, examples including =chi in previous studies seem to express “imperative” and “threat” without =chi. In the examples of “emphasis” and “imperative,” we cannot understand what =chi emphasizes, and the differences are between =chi and =mi in typical yes/no questions. These problems arise because previous studies do not consider the context or situation of utterance. To solve the above problems, this study clarifies the function of =chi based on examinations using a corpus and with the cooperation of an informant. Subsequently, this study revealed that =chi marks a relation to a presupposition. In addition, =chi is used for requests along with a presupposition, subject marking and contrastive questions. In requests along with a presupposition, a speaker orders an action along with a presupposition, which the sentence including =chi expresses, and the intonation at the end of the sentence is falling. In subject marking, =chi is added to the item succeeding a presupposition or the item in a presupposition, then =chi introduces the item into the discourse. In a contrastive question, =chi is added to the contrastive item to a presupposition, only the contrastive item appears in a sentence including =chi, and the intonation of the end of the sentence is a rise. In conclusion, the particle =chi expresses a succeeding or contrastive relation to a presupposition.

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