A Study On The Acquisition Of Japanese Giving And Receiving Expression By Chinese Learners

Among all Japanese grammars, Japanese giving and receiving expression is a big difficulty for Chinese learners to acquire. In communication, Japanese giving and receiving expression is a vital way to manifest interpersonal relationship. The absence or misuse of Japanese giving and receiving expression is quite disrespectful and can even damage speakers’relationship with others. Therefore, studies on Japanese giving and receiving expression have been made by a large number of researchers and the results of those studies are very impressive. However, so far, there aren’t enough studies about the acquisition of Japanese giving and receiving expression for Chinese learners, and the empirical studies of which by using Marked Theory are even less.This essay firstly introduces the Japanese giving and receiving expression of Chinese and Japanese separately. Secondly, it compares the different uses of giving and receiving expressions in these two languages. Basis on the differences, a questionnaire is carried out to investigate the acquisition of Japanese giving and receiving expression of Japanese major students from School of Foreign Languages, and Tourism Management (Japanese) major students from Tourism College, Hainan University. The result of the questionnaire shows the sequence and the ease of Japanese giving and receiving expression acquisition.This article consists of four chapters.The first chapter is the introduction. This chapter mainly expounds the research purpose, content, methods, previous studies, theoretical basis, etc.The second chapter makes comparison of Chinese and Japanese giving and receiving expression and points out the differences.The third chapter mainly focuses on the students’master extent of Japanese giving and receiving expression in Hainan University on the basis of the questionnaire’s results.The last chapter makes conclusion and proposes future research topic.