The Meaning Function of the Case Particle ʃi in the Tsuken Island Dialect of Japanese Considered from the Perspective of Collocative Relations

Abstract

This paper describes the case particle ʃi in the Tsuken Island dialect

Članek predstavlja členek ʃi v narečju otoka Tsuken (Okinawa, Japonska), ki ima podobno funkcijo kot predlog to v angleščini. Domnevno gre za ustreznik členkov ni ali e v knjižni japonščini, vendar njegov izvor ni povsem jasen. ʃi nima le funkcije ni ali e, temveč tudi eno izmed funkcij made knjižne japonščine. Zdi se, da se je ʃi razvil v narečju otoka Tsuken. of Okinawa, Japan. This particle has a similar function to the preposition to in the English language. It is thought that ʃi is equivalent to case particles ni or e in the Japanese standard language, but its origin is not clear. ʃi has not only the function of ni or e, but also one of the functions of Standard Japanese made. It seems that ʃi developed in the Tsuken Island dialect.