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Morphological and Semantic Characteristics of ‘Gaeul-gaeul-hada (Very Autumnal)’ Type Verbs

  • Journal of Humanities
  • 2024, (94), pp.005-029
  • DOI : 10.31310/HUM.094.01
  • Publisher : Institute for Humanities
  • Research Area : Humanities > Other Humanities
  • Received : July 4, 2024
  • Accepted : July 23, 2024
  • Published : August 31, 2024

Woojin Park 1 CHUNG, HEE CHANG 1

1성균관대학교

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ABSTRACT

The usage of ‘gaeul-gaeul-hada(가을가을하다)’ type verbs, which is a form in which ‘–hada’ is combined with reduplicated nouns, has become widespread recently. These expressions not only differ from the existing way of word formation, but also reflect a new linguistic environment and the changed intuition of language users. This study examines the morphological and semantic characteristics that facilitate the formation of ‘gaeul-gaeul-hada’ type verbs. In particular, it is inferred that those verbs are generated by combining ‘-hada’ with a reduplicated noun form ‘gaeul-gaeul’, which embodies the meanings of ‘emphasis’ and ‘stativity’. Besides, the feature of ‘gaeul-gaeul-hada’ that it has a structure and meaning similar to the onomatopoeic or mimetic words and a ‘han X hada’ form provides a basis for inferring their word formation process. Furthermore, it is also explained that the frequent use of ‘gaeul-gaeul-hada’ type verbs is attributed to the fact that this construction is consistent with the intuition of the speakers and the language community.

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