著者

柴田 龍希 SHIBATA Ryuki

出版者

名古屋大学大学院人文学研究科図書・論集委員会

雑誌

名古屋大学人文学フォーラム (ISSN:24332321)

巻号頁・発行日

no.3, pp.483-498, 2020-03-31

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In this paper, we analyze the phenomenon of Japanese nouns changing their meaning and becoming prefixes, focusing on the word "KUSO" and its synonyms. Prior to the analysis, we surveyed previous studies on Japanese prefixes and defined two original terms, "functional prefix" and "lexical prefix" to clearly explain Japanese prefixes. We analyzed the usage of the word "KUSO" using the two terms defined above. The results indicated that the word "KUSO" can be used as a noun and prefix, which is clarified through expansion by rhetoric. Additionally, we clarified the usage of the word "BAKA", "GOMI" and "KASU" which are the synonyms of "KUSO" indicated same expansion as "KUSO." Furthermore, we demonstrate that Japanese nouns, lexical prefixes, and functional prefixes are in a continuous relationship.