THE USE OF AIZUCHI IN THE 'BLUE PERIOD' MANGA

Abstract

This research aims to describe the use of aizuchi in the 'Blue Period' manga, which is classified as a type of aizuchi teki na hyougen based on the theory submitted by Sakamoto (2004). The source of this research is chapters 65 and 66 of Tsubasa Yamaguchi's 'Blue Period' manga, which appeared in the November 2023 and January 2024 editions of Monthly Afternoon manga magazine. This research used a qualitative descriptive research method and note-taking technique. The result is that there are 18 uses of aizuchi teki na hyougen which is 16 aizuchi are pronounced by male characters while the female characters only pronounce as many as 2 aizuchi. Overall, aizuchi teki na hyougen that most appeared was keiyoushi. Morphophonemic changes occur only in the aizuchi teki na hyougen, pronounced by male characters. The conclusion is that aizuchi is mostly spoken by male and has undergone many modifications compared to female and most of the aizuchi are adjective.