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Jo Min Jeong. 2015. The Study of meaning and function’s expansion of ‘Jom’ on the basis of multi-corpus. Korean Semantics, 49. This study intends to investigate meaning and function’s expansion of ‘jom’which is a adverb of degree which represent speaker’s attitude about events. Basically its basic meaning is ‘a little’, but it has also ‘some degree’ in some data. And also it’s meaning changes across the data, ‘refusal’, ‘boast’, ‘reproach’, ‘discourse marker’, etc. This paper investigate those phenomenons by three tests which are a substitution of ‘jokum’, a possibility of deletion, a meaning change test. Two meaning of ‘jom’ are controlled by a verb which is with ‘jom’ in the same clause. And ‘request’ is derived from a positive of ‘jom’ by honorific system, and it is advanced to ‘boast’ or admiration. While ‘refusal’ is derived from a negative by substitution ‘jokum’. ‘Jom’s a determiner which emphasize a preceding noun, an adverb phrase. It is used a discourse marker which presents the begin, middle, and close part of a discourse.

Jeong, Sang Hee. 2015. A study on semantic functions and extensions of ssik in Korean. Korean Semantics, 49. This study aims to clarify the semantic functions and extended meanings of ssik uniformally. So-called distributivity marker ssik has vary semantic constraints according to grammatical characters of its immediate precedence which serves as distributed share in distributive dependency. Ssik induces distributive reading by attaching to not only numeral NPs but also certain sorts of adverbs. Further ssik evokes non-distributive reading regardless of grammatical subcategories of its precedence. Firstly I claim that Distributed Dependency from Choe(1987) and Conditions on Distributivity from Joh(2008) can explain different constraints of ssik. I further discuss about non-distributive ssik based on typical semantic extension route in cognitive mechanisms.

Lim Ji-Ryong, Song Hyunju. 2015. Motivation in Korean Sign Language. Korean Semantics, 49. The purpose of this study is to examine motivation aspects between meaning and form of the Korean Sign Language. This study is aimed at KSL as one of the languages, and motivation pattern shown in Korean Sign Language examine through the concept of iconicity and Conceptual Metaphors. The form and meaning of the language is neither arbitrary nor predictable but rather motivated. Iconicity is not an objective relationship between our mental models of image and referent. for example, KSL so(‘bull’) whose form resembles the shape of a prototypical elephant, is purely iconic. Its form directly resembles its meaning. This process involves a substantial amount of conceptual work, including image selection, conceptual mapping, and schematization of items to fit the sign. The iconicity sign language is composed of form-based iconicity KSL and motion-based icionicity KSL. There is more than just iconicity, however, in signs such as taehwa(‘conversation’), whose form resembles those sending and receiving the ball. This use of a concrete image to describe an abstract concept is an instance of metaphor, and taehwa is thus metaphorical as well as iconic. The metaphorical sign language has three types; structural metaphor-based KSL, ontological metaphor based KSL, orientational metaphor based KSL. Sing Language are partially motivated by our embodied experiences common to all human being and partially by our experiences in particular cultures and societies.

Lee, Keum-Hee. 2015. On the Focalization and Topicalization of Korean Predicate Phrases-Centered on the '-kileul(기를)' and '-kileun(기는)'. Korean Semantics, 49. The purpose of this paper verifies discourse-pragmatic charateristics of 'V-kileul(기를) V' and 'V-kileun(기는) V'predicate phrases. In general, Korean postpositions 'leul(를)' and 'ga(가)’ are considered to carry out two function; One is that they are used as syntactic case-markers and the other is that they are used as the helpers for the focalizing function in the discourse-pragmatic context. And 'leun(는)' is considered that is used to appear for topic and contrast meaning function. But Korean postpositions 'leul(를)' and 'leun(는)' are used to appear for focalization and topicalization. Korean predicate phrases 'V-kileul(기를) V/hada(하다)' and 'V-kileun(기는) V/hada(하다)' are made for the focalizing function of predicates. And if the 'V-kileul' and 'V-kileun' move to the front or right behind subject. these phrases show topicalization of predicates.

Jo, Kyeong-Sun. 2015. A Study on the Alternation ‘Wa/Kwa’ Noun Phrase and ‘Eul/Reul’ Noun Phrase. Korean Semantics, 49. This study sets out to approach and discuss the grammar category of "Wa(와)" anew in that there are syntactic connections between “민수가 수희를 만나다.” and “민수가 수희와 만나다.” and that the thematic roles of "수희" are not different between the two sentences. The discussions about the syntactic functions of "Wa(와)" are as follows: first, it seems to have both functions of conjunctive and common case; second, it seems to have only the functions of conjunctive; and finally, it is considered as a postposition. However, there are difficulties with the treatment of thematic roles, changes to the meanings of sentences according to postpositional particle replacement, inversion of noun phrases, and treatment of postposition category. The present study saw that verbs of reciprocity quality demanded "operator-operator" or "operatee/beneficiary-theme" for thematic roles and that an operator or operatee/beneficiary, the top-level thematic role, was connected to the subject with a theme connected to an object. An essential component of a sentence, the "Wa(와)" noun phrase is an argument to which a theme thematic role is granted. When it shows only a grammatical case, the "Reul(를)" noun phrase will appear. When reciprocity as a unique meaning is prominent, the "Reul(를)" noun phrase can be replaced with the "Wa(와)" noun phrase.

Lee, Eun Hee. 2015. A Study on Teaching & Learning Methods of Prohibitive Speech Act Strategies in Korean Language: Centered on Strategy Comparison between Native Korean Speakers and Chinese-speaking Learners. Korean Semantics, 49. The purpose of this paper is to design teaching and learning methods for the strategies of speech act of prohibition in Korean. To accomplish this purpose, Korean native speakers' strategies were analysed minutely and the results of this analysis were compared with the strategies of Korean language learners, whose first language is chinese. The noticeable final results are: 1. When the learners prohibit something in Korean, more Moves were used than Korean. 2. Even when the learners intend to prohibit a single person's actions, they talk as though they are speaking to the whole group. 3. When the learners prohibit something in Korean, they sometimes try to use hearer honorific expressions strategically. But they usually use wrong ones. 4. When the learners prohibit something to strangers, they sometimes use greetings like ‘kamsahamnida' or ‘annyeonghaseyo'. Usages as such sound awkward, because Koreans never talk like this. For learners to affectively accomplish speech act of prohibition by using speech acts appropriately, it is needed to provide the learner with such information and accomplish proper teaching and learning.

Lee Yu-Rim. 2015. A Study on related Variable that influences on Vocabulary acquisition and the Vocabulary expression ability of a Korean language learner. Korean Semantics, 49. A study has examined the difference in extent of Korean language learner's receptive vocabulary and productive vocabulary acquisition by testing its receptive vocabulary and productive vocabulary. A study also examined the influence on the receptive vocabulary and the productive vocabulary acquisition and the variable of vocabulary expression ability. The receptive vocabulary testing tool and the productive vocabulary testing tool have developed for the experiment on Korean language learner, and then tested receptive vocabulary and productive vocabulary acquisition on 70 learners. As a result, a study produced a clear fact that the receptive vocabulary could be changed into the productive vocabulary through the particular process. It was also not possible to digitize the ratio of the difference of the receptive vocabulary and the productive vocabulary, but it was clarified that the receptive vocabulary has occupied a large amount than the productive vocabulary. Also, a study has confirmed that the variable of receptive vocabulary is the proficiency and the L1. The variable of the productive vocabulary is an age, a variable, the residence period in South Korea, and the learning period of Korean. In vocabulary expression ability, an age, the proficiency, the residence period in South Korea, learning period of Korean, receptive vocabulary and productive vocabulary have appeared as a variable.

Lim, Taewoon. 2015. A Study on Genre-Based Writing Education for Korean Language Learners through Analysis of Text Structure-Focoused on the Structure of Persuasive Writing. Korean Semantics, 49. The purpose of this study is to suggest genre-based teaching methods for the improvement of persuasive writing skills of Korean language learners. The study analyzes student writing samples through micro-structure, macro-structure, and ultra-structure analysis. The results are as follows; first, the micro-structure analysis of spelling and use of conjunctions and case markers did not reflect any great difficulty or problem. Most of the student errors could be corrected through feedback. Second, macro-structure analysis focused on Korean learners’ understanding of formal writing genres, such as persuasive text. Though students may show understanding of a particulare genre, that knowledge was not consistently reflected in practice. For example, unnatural use of discourse markers interfered with conveyance of the central idea of a paragraph. Finally ultra-structure analysis examined students’ methods of argument development. Most of the student texts lacked the components necessary to form a persuasive text. The results of this study confirm that genre-based writing education is the most effective method of teaching writing to Korean language learners. This study proposes methods for conducting effective lessons on persuasive writhing through application of standard model of genre-based writing.