@article{ART003328565},
author={Kim JeongPil},
title={The tendency of Sino-Korean words to become heterogeneous and the cognitive reasoning model},
journal={Journal of Chinese Language and Literature},
issn={1225-083X},
year={2026},
number={101},
pages={233-260},
doi={10.15792/clsyn..101.202604.233}
TY - JOUR
AU - Kim JeongPil
TI - The tendency of Sino-Korean words to become heterogeneous and the cognitive reasoning model
JO - Journal of Chinese Language and Literature
PY - 2026
VL - null
IS - 101
PB - Chinese Literary Society Of Yeong Nam
SP - 233
EP - 260
SN - 1225-083X
AB - This study analyzed the morpheme-order structure of disyllabic Sino- Korean and Chinese words in depth, based on the principle of temporal unidimensionality and the oppositional cognitive schema. This study aimed to elucidate the heterogeneity of Sino-Korean words and the underlying cognitive differences. The main findings and implications of this study can be summarized as follows:First, the fundamental cause of the heterogeneity of Sino-Korean words lies in oppositional cognitive reasoning.
The heterogeneity of “homologous” and “similar” Sino-Korean words in Korea and China is not simply limited to superficial word order differences, but is deeply rooted in the way morpheme meanings are perceived and arranged—in other words, oppositional cognitive reasoning.
1) The cognitive opposition of temporality was explained through the formation of “allo-reverse synonyms.” For example, the semantic flow shown by the reversed opposition between “運命” (fate) and “命運” (fate), was interpreted as a temporal opposition between innate (命) and acquired (運). This contrast, with Korean employing an inferential/ subjective cognition (retrograde structure, mok-sul) that emphasizes future change tendencies, creates the background for the formation of “allo-reverse synonyms.” Chinese, on the other hand, adopts an objective cognition (progressive structure, sulmok) that follows the factual, forward flow of time.
2) Cognitive opposition of dynamic and static (dynamic and static) (reverse/reverse): Within the same semantic category, Korean chose dynamic (順) while Chinese chose static (序), resulting in a pattern of “partial iso-synonyms.” This suggests that differences in the cognitive reasoning behind “dynamic and static” between Korean and Chinese influence the selection of partial morphemes.
This study analyzed the morpheme-order structure of disyllabic Sino- Korean and Chinese words in depth, based on the principle of temporal unidimensionality and the oppositional cognitive schema. This study aimed to elucidate the heterogeneity of Sino-Korean words and the underlying cognitive differences.
KW - 시간성(temporality);공간성(spatiality);인지사유(cognitive reasoning);동정대립(The opposition between dynamic and static);역순구조(reverse structure)
DO - 10.15792/clsyn..101.202604.233
ER -
Kim JeongPil. (2026). The tendency of Sino-Korean words to become heterogeneous and the cognitive reasoning model. Journal of Chinese Language and Literature, 101, 233-260.
Kim JeongPil. 2026, "The tendency of Sino-Korean words to become heterogeneous and the cognitive reasoning model", Journal of Chinese Language and Literature, no.101, pp.233-260. Available from: doi:10.15792/clsyn..101.202604.233
Kim JeongPil "The tendency of Sino-Korean words to become heterogeneous and the cognitive reasoning model" Journal of Chinese Language and Literature 101 pp.233-260 (2026) : 233.
Kim JeongPil. The tendency of Sino-Korean words to become heterogeneous and the cognitive reasoning model. 2026; 101 : 233-260. Available from: doi:10.15792/clsyn..101.202604.233
Kim JeongPil. "The tendency of Sino-Korean words to become heterogeneous and the cognitive reasoning model" Journal of Chinese Language and Literature no.101(2026) : 233-260.doi: 10.15792/clsyn..101.202604.233
Kim JeongPil. The tendency of Sino-Korean words to become heterogeneous and the cognitive reasoning model. Journal of Chinese Language and Literature, 101, 233-260. doi: 10.15792/clsyn..101.202604.233
Kim JeongPil. The tendency of Sino-Korean words to become heterogeneous and the cognitive reasoning model. Journal of Chinese Language and Literature. 2026; 101 233-260. doi: 10.15792/clsyn..101.202604.233
Kim JeongPil. The tendency of Sino-Korean words to become heterogeneous and the cognitive reasoning model. 2026; 101 : 233-260. Available from: doi:10.15792/clsyn..101.202604.233
Kim JeongPil. "The tendency of Sino-Korean words to become heterogeneous and the cognitive reasoning model" Journal of Chinese Language and Literature no.101(2026) : 233-260.doi: 10.15792/clsyn..101.202604.233
