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A study on the discourse function of 'JA' to discourse mark in Korean Language

김영철 1

1전북대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this thesis is to consider a characteristic of ‘JA’ as an interjection and the function of it as a discourse mark in everyday Korean language. ‘JA’ function as an interjection in sentence, also its faculty is changed its meaning and function by the intonation or situation. The discourse function of ‘JA’, the discourse mark is various as “the beginning of discourse, diversion of topic, concentrate of attention, play the time” by the situation. ‘JA’ is unnecessary in meaning of sentence, but it is a necessary linguistic form to communicate the purpose or intention of discourse to the listener with effective.

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