Final Particle -tte in Formal Japanese Conversations
Risma Rismelati · Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research/Advances in social science, education and humanities research · 2024
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), andRismelati (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.