@article{ART003368765},
author={Kyoung jin ji},
title={A Polysemic Analysis of the Japanese Verb “Motsu” — A Contrastive Perspective with Korean —},
journal={日本硏究},
issn={1229-6309},
year={2026},
number={65},
pages={49-70},
doi={10.20404/jscau.2026.08.65.49}
TY - JOUR
AU - Kyoung jin ji
TI - A Polysemic Analysis of the Japanese Verb “Motsu” — A Contrastive Perspective with Korean —
JO - 日本硏究
PY - 2026
VL - null
IS - 65
PB - The Center for Japanese Studies
SP - 49
EP - 70
SN - 1229-6309
AB - This paper analyzes the polysemy of the Japanese verb motsu using frame semantics and examines its correspondence with the Korean verbs japda, deulda, and gajida.
Motsu evokes a physical possession process frame that yields the meanings ① [grasping], ② [acquisition], and ③ [possession] through focalization. These three meanings are metonymically related. From meaning ③, physical control is metaphorically extended to abstract domains—legal/social, attributive, relational, and cognitive/psychological—producing meanings ④, ⑥, ⑦, and ⑧. Meaning ⑤ [psychological acquisition] extends metaphorically from ②, while intransitive meaning ⑨ [attribute maintenance] derives from ⑥ via synecdoche.
Korean correspondence varies by focalized components: grasping－japda, acquisition－deulda, and possession－gajida. Japda and deulda apply only to concrete and tactile objects, whereas gajida covers both concrete and abstract objects. Intransitive usage lacks a one-to-one Korean equivalent and requires context-dependent verb selection.
KW - motsu;polysemy;frame;figure of speech
DO - 10.20404/jscau.2026.08.65.49
ER -
Kyoung jin ji. (2026). A Polysemic Analysis of the Japanese Verb “Motsu” — A Contrastive Perspective with Korean —. 日本硏究, 65, 49-70.
Kyoung jin ji. 2026, "A Polysemic Analysis of the Japanese Verb “Motsu” — A Contrastive Perspective with Korean —", 日本硏究, no.65, pp.49-70. Available from: doi:10.20404/jscau.2026.08.65.49
Kyoung jin ji "A Polysemic Analysis of the Japanese Verb “Motsu” — A Contrastive Perspective with Korean —" 日本硏究 65 pp.49-70 (2026) : 49.
Kyoung jin ji. A Polysemic Analysis of the Japanese Verb “Motsu” — A Contrastive Perspective with Korean —. 2026; 65 : 49-70. Available from: doi:10.20404/jscau.2026.08.65.49
Kyoung jin ji. "A Polysemic Analysis of the Japanese Verb “Motsu” — A Contrastive Perspective with Korean —" 日本硏究 no.65(2026) : 49-70.doi: 10.20404/jscau.2026.08.65.49
Kyoung jin ji. A Polysemic Analysis of the Japanese Verb “Motsu” — A Contrastive Perspective with Korean —. 日本硏究, 65, 49-70. doi: 10.20404/jscau.2026.08.65.49
Kyoung jin ji. A Polysemic Analysis of the Japanese Verb “Motsu” — A Contrastive Perspective with Korean —. 日本硏究. 2026; 65 49-70. doi: 10.20404/jscau.2026.08.65.49
Kyoung jin ji. A Polysemic Analysis of the Japanese Verb “Motsu” — A Contrastive Perspective with Korean —. 2026; 65 : 49-70. Available from: doi:10.20404/jscau.2026.08.65.49
Kyoung jin ji. "A Polysemic Analysis of the Japanese Verb “Motsu” — A Contrastive Perspective with Korean —" 日本硏究 no.65(2026) : 49-70.doi: 10.20404/jscau.2026.08.65.49
