Final Particle -tte in Formal Japanese Conversations

Service Scene Conversations

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10.2991/978-94-6463-376-4_51How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Corpus of everyday Japanese conversation; hearsay; quotation; topic; -tte

ABSTRACT

The aim of the study is to examine thoroughly the meaning of -tte particles when it is used in formal Japanese conversations, especially in service situation contexts. This study employed the theory of -tte usage meanings from Moritoki (1994) to comprehensively understand the context of conversational discourse. In addition, this study also used previous studies of -tte particles by Yamazaki (1996), Takahashi (2009), and Rismelati (2022). Regarding the research design, this study used a descriptive method with the data in the form of conversational sentences containing -tte particles taken from the Corpus of Everyday Japanese Conversation (2022). The results revealed that the final particle -tte in formal Japanese conversations especially in service scene conversations was mostly used as a quotation, hearsay, a oneself-quote, and a topic. As a quotation, -tte was commonly used in expressing the provision of information and expressing a depiction of a situation. As hearsay, -tte was used to develop a conversation by expressing unexpectedness and implying teasing comments. Meanwhile, as a oneself-quote, -tte was used in expressing the speaker’s plus-minus feelings and expressing the speaker’s surprised feelings toward something. Lastly, as a topic, -tte was used in expressing the speaker definition of the topic, and the speaker’s appraisal toward the topic. The findings suggest that by using -tte, the speakers are still allowed to express their emotions on each utterance for a range of different purposes.

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TI  - Final Particle -tte in Formal Japanese Conversations
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2023)
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