著者

川口 さち子

出版者

聖学院大学

雑誌

聖学院大学論叢 (ISSN:09152539)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.17, no.3, pp.37-48, 2005-03-31

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In her latest study of kamoshirenai modality form, the author of this paper claims that the communicative functions of the word in a specific context should be neither confused with nor interpreted as derived versions of its basic meaning, "manifestation of possibility". With the description of a specific context under which a specific function of kamoshirenai is required to appear, the author analyzes example sentences and oral communication practices using kamoshirenai and tries to find out what are wrong or good with them when they are offered as aids for acquisition of the word. The analysis reveals that the description of the context turned out to be an effective tool for examination of good textbooks and teaching materials. It also tells us that only a few of the communicative functions of kamoshirenai are taught in elementary through advanced textbooks of Japanese as a second language with others either just ignored or dealt with only indirectly.