Research Article

Factor Analysis of Utterances in Japanese Fiction-Writing Based on BCCWJ Speaker Information Corpus

Table 5

Factor loadings of influential, frequently appearing particles and auxiliary verbs.

ā€‰Factor 1Factor 2Factor 3Factor 4Factor 5Factor 6Factor 7Factor 8Factor 9Factor 10

No (Case particle)1.03 0.010.02-0.02-0.02-0.030.02-0.140.030.02
Wo (Case particle)1.03 -0.11-0.01-0.050.04-0.02-0.01-0.02-0.020.01
Ni (Case particle)0.99 0.040.000.01-0.02-0.02-0.01-0.01-0.060.00
Kara (Case particle)0.94 0.100.02-0.05-0.03-0.03-0.02-0.180.01-0.04
Ta (Auxiliary verb)0.90 0.060.02-0.020.03-0.02-0.040.010.05-0.05
Ha (Binding particle )0.88 -0.120.000.000.01-0.050.010.140.050.05
Ga (Case particle)0.88 0.080.000.00-0.01-0.020.000.040.060.00
Te (Conjunctive particle )0.86 0.020.000.030.020.020.010.110.05-0.07
Reru (Auxiliary verb)0.85 0.03-0.020.09-0.05-0.05-0.01-0.17-0.020.04
To (Case particle)0.81 -0.02-0.010.06-0.04-0.020.030.100.13-0.04
Da (Binding particle )0.72 0.08-0.04-0.18-0.050.00-0.040.210.050.25
De (Case particle)0.70 0.170.030.06-0.020.010.040.110.10-0.03
Rareru (Auxiliary verb)0.66 0.01-0.030.02-0.01-0.01-0.020.03-0.15-0.04
Seru (Auxiliary verb)0.65 -0.060.01-0.070.060.04-0.01-0.07-0.050.05
Mo (Binding particle )0.65 0.080.020.060.030.020.060.310.00-0.06
Made (Adverbial particle)0.64 0.050.000.01-0.020.02-0.010.02-0.070.01
Ba (Conjunctive particle )0.60 -0.07-0.060.060.01-0.100.080.17-0.150.11
Nai (Auxiliary verb)0.60 0.08-0.08-0.150.080.03-0.100.40 -0.050.00
Ga (Case particle)0.57 -0.280.000.15-0.06-0.040.03-0.030.240.23
To (Conjunctive particle )0.53 0.05-0.010.04-0.030.010.040.090.22-0.08
He (Case particle)0.49 -0.080.030.010.030.070.04-0.070.070.00
Shika (Adverbial particle)0.46 0.070.000.04-0.03-0.02-0.050.03-0.08-0.01
Dake (Adverbial particle)0.45 0.060.07-0.020.00-0.02-0.010.230.010.07
Ka (Adverbial particle)0.45 0.090.000.020.000.030.000.380.08-0.04
Nagara (Conjunctive particle )0.44 -0.04-0.010.010.060.070.020.04-0.04-0.04
Tte (Adverbial particle)-0.010.87 0.020.00-0.080.09-0.010.01-0.050.07
Chau (Auxiliary verb)-0.080.78 -0.020.06-0.04-0.010.11-0.120.010.02
Teru (Auxiliary verb)0.060.67 0.08-0.06-0.030.04-0.08-0.030.010.21
Keredo (Conjunctive particle )0.090.61 0.07-0.01-0.02-0.040.000.140.13-0.12
Nanka (Adverbial particle)0.000.52 -0.010.03-0.080.010.020.070.100.03
Mono (Ending particle)-0.070.50 -0.020.070.16-0.050.02-0.07-0.010.04
Yo (Ending particle)0.030.49 -0.060.010.210.01-0.02-0.020.250.31
Mitai (Auxiliary verb stem)0.060.49 0.000.01-0.020.00-0.010.160.02-0.03
Ya (Auxiliary verb)0.04-0.030.93 -0.070.000.010.040.01-0.01-0.04
Hen (Auxiliary verb)0.030.010.64 -0.05-0.02-0.03-0.010.01-0.03-0.05
De (Ending particle)0.010.010.59 -0.03-0.02-0.020.00-0.02-0.010.01
Nen (Ending particle)-0.070.020.47 0.070.020.04-0.010.01-0.010.04
Haru (Auxiliary verb)0.000.010.45 0.020.02-0.02-0.01-0.020.00-0.02
Masu (Auxiliary verb)0.220.05-0.030.83 -0.030.04-0.12-0.050.04-0.13
Desu (Auxiliary verb)0.190.19-0.050.71 -0.050.03-0.08-0.050.28-0.22
Zu (Auxiliary verb)0.27-0.080.100.67 0.010.010.110.07-0.120.09
Wa (Ending particle)-0.01-0.070.05-0.020.97 0.01-0.01-0.010.12-0.04
Kashira (Ending particle)0.03-0.02-0.020.000.57 0.02-0.020.040.05-0.12
No (Ending particle)0.030.310.01-0.090.53 -0.040.010.03-0.06-0.05
Yagaru (Auxiliary verb)-0.030.03-0.020.080.020.78 0.00-0.01-0.09-0.09
Ze (Ending particle)-0.020.03-0.060.02-0.020.74 -0.030.01-0.080.04
I (Ending particle)0.02-0.050.07-0.060.020.53 0.050.040.080.15
Ja (Auxiliary verb)0.050.07-0.03-0.06-0.030.000.76 -0.05-0.02-0.03
Nou (Ending particle)0.010.020.01-0.050.000.000.56 0.000.02-0.04
Ne (Ending particle)0.020.36-0.030.120.13-0.080.000.020.53 0.18
Sa (Ending particle)0.060.25-0.02-0.17-0.140.05-0.05-0.010.100.46