關於臺灣人日語學習者後置助詞"mo"之習得情況－透過與日語母語者的比較來看－

Abstract

In basic Japanese, the postpositional particle ”mo” is used for general emphasis or to emphasize similarities between objects and events. Although grammatically the usage of ”mo” is considered as a simple particle, it is often misused or omitted by Taiwanese learners when it is in fact necessary. In this paper, I would divide the usage of ”mo” into three categories, according to native Japanese speakers, and use these three categories to assess whether Taiwanese learners are using ”mo” correctly. From the observations made during the comparison, I hope to help learners and teachers of the Japanese language become more aware of the usage of ”mo” The three categories of the usage of ”mo” are the following: 1. Declarative sentences with ”mo” Ex. The bank is closed today. The post office ”mo” (”mo” indicates that the post office is closed as well.) 2. Exclamatory sentences with ”mo” Ex. What a beautiful day (”mo”) (”Mo” is serving as emphasizing how beautiful the day is.) 3. Idiomatic sentence with ”mo” Ex. Thank you for shopping with us today ”mo”. (”Mo” indicates that the shop assume the person shops here everyday.) According to the data, learners tend to acquire the usage of ”mo” first in declarative sentences, then exclamatory sentences and then in idiomatic sentences. The following are my observations from the results: 1. The longer one studies Japanese, the better one can master declarative sentences. However, statistics show that learners still have difficulty using ”mo” in declarative sentences. 2. Learners also seem to experience difficulty with the usage of ”mo” in exclamatory sentences. 3. Learners do not know how to use ”mo” in idiomatic sentences well. This may be related to a lack of familiarity with the Japanese culture. 4. Learners tend to memorize common phrases and are not able to identify the proper particle to be used according to the content. 5. Japanese textbooks may be revised according to the above observations.