This paper investigates the form and function of -tarawa in the Tokushima Dialect. The item can be divided into -tara and wa. The former is the suppositional form of ta, and the latter is a sentence-final particle. They are unified and behave as a single sentence-final particle. The item -tarawa stands for three functions: recommendation, suggestion, and imperative. These functions derive from the combinations of addressee’s benefit, addressee’s intention and/or coercion of an action by the speaker.
徳島方言における推奨を表す「タラワ」について
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