A Study of the Conjunctive Particle keredomo during the Edo and Meiji period : A Comparison with ga

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  • 江戸語・明治期東京語における接続助詞ケレド類の特徴と変化 : ガと対比して
  • エドゴ メイジキ トウキョウゴ ニ オケル セツゾク ジョシ ケレドルイ ノ トクチョウ ト ヘンカ ガ ト タイヒシテ

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This study examines the actual condition of the use of keredomo, which is the conjunctive particle mainly used as a modern Japanese concessive expression, during the Edo and Meiji periods. I analyzed examples of keredomo and ga, the conjunctive particle with the same meaning as keredomo, in the light of usage rates and functions of these two particles, and variants of keredomo. The following three facts were indicated as a result of consideration. As for the usage rates, the variants, and the functions, I found a tendency toward change from the latter part of the Edo period to the Meiji period with the use of keredomo. (1) Usage rates: Although ga was superior to keredomo in the latter part of the Edo period, keredomo gradually increases from the latter part of the Edo period to the Meiji period. (2) Variants: Kedo is not found in the latter part of the Edo period, but after becoming the Meiji period, kedo comes to appear. (3) Functions: In the Edo dialect and subsequently in the Tokyo dialect of the Meiji period, although ga was frequently used for a non-concessive expression, keredomo was hardly used for a non-concessive expression function. However, when the Edo dialect is compared with the Tokyo dialect in the Meiji period, the usage of non-concessive keredomo increases from the latter part of the Edo period to the Meiji period.

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