On the Functional Differences between the Discourse Particles Ne and Yone in Japanese

摘要

The Japanese discourse particles (sentence-final particles) ne and yone both have the functions that can be roughly characterized as the (shared information) use and the (call for confirmation) use. In the literature, an adequate descriptive analysis has not been obtained as to how the choice between the two particles is made. This paper aims to clarify discourse conditions under which ne and yone can be felicitously used.