Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese LanguageCollado, Diego
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Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language
Collado, Diego
Japanese language -- Grammar
[100] The text reads _cú vaau ni voite va_, with the errata changing the
verb to _cuvazu_.
[101] This historically inaccurate rule is derived from the _Arte_ (18v).
[102] In the one example of this construction, on page 62, Collado has the
form _tovazunba_.
[103] The original is in the _soro_ style; _Iǒjǒni voiteua uquetori
mǒsubequ soro._
[104] Cf. _Arte_ (19v).
[105] Here and throughout the section Collado transcribes as _ro_ the
potential particle which should correctly be written _ró_ (cf. _Arte_,
11v). It will be noticed that all but one instance of the 'open o' on p. 35
of the text has been left unmarked.
[106] Collado has derived this list from the _Arte_ (45-47). His
terminology is, however, rather misleading. What he classifies as _verba
irregularia_ are those which Rodriguez considers deponent, that is _verbo
defectiuo_, with the term _verbo irregular_ being used by Rodriguez for the
adjective. Given this misunderstanding Collado begins his list with an
explanation of the irregularities of _qi,uru_. This verb is on Rodriguez'
list only because "it lacks certain forms in the affirmative" (45v).
Rodriguez has a list of 43 deponent verbs, beginning with _tari_, from
which Collado has selected the first 14 and then a few from the remainder.
[107] In the restricted context of an adjectival; cf. modern _arayuru
koto_.
[108] Cf. _Arte_ (45v) where Rodriguez transcribes _vreyeyo_.
[109] Loc. cit. Rodriguez presents _vreôru_ as an alternative form for
_vreô_ in the present tense and then selects that variant for the
infinitive.
[110] Formation (_formatio_) is to be understood here in the sense of
derivation, and diversity (_differentia_) in the sense of class membership.
[111] The opening paragraphs of this section follow the _Arte_ (68-70 and
96-108v). The list of particles, beginning with _maraxi_, follows 160-168.
[112] The text, here and in the next sentence, reads _secundae
coningationis_.
[113] The form _dojucu_ is incorrect. It is taken by Ōtsuka to be _dōshuku_
'a person living in the same house.' The _Vocabulario_ records the item
_dôjucu_ 'a young boy who serves a priest.' _Dôjucu_ best fits Collado's
translation.
[114] The text again reads _secundae coniugationis_.
[115] Cf. _Arte_ (160-164) from which this list and the following material
have been derived.
[116] Throughout his treatment of the respect language Collado glosses his
verb forms in the first person, even though that translation might be
inappropriate to any context.
[117] Rodriguez (_Arte_, 162v) specifies the distribution of _vo_ and _go_,
using _gosacu atta_ as his example of the construction in context of a
Chinese vocabulary item. Collado does not refer to this distinction.
[118] The text reads _secundae coniugationis_.
[119] The text reads _secundae coniugationis_.
[120] Ōtsuka (1957) suggests _maraxi_ is correct and alters the example.
Since the list begins with _maraxi_, I assume the error to be in the
citation.
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