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The Explanation of Bracketing-paradox in Cognitive Grammar

  • Korean Language & Literature
  • 2010, (74), pp.147-169
  • Publisher : Korean Language & Literature
  • Research Area : Humanities > Korean Language and Literature

Chae Hyunsik 1

1군산대학교

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ABSTRACT

The hierarchical structure of Complex words has been analyzed by the tool called "Immediate Constituent(IC)". Sometimes IC analysis of Complex words lead to asymmetry between morphological structure and meaning structure of Complex Words, which is known to us bracketing-paradox. The aim of this thesis is to make clear that bracketing-paradox does not exist from viewpoint of Cognitive Grammar, and the examples of bracketing -paradox can not be counter-evidence against symmetry between morphological structure and meaning structure of complex words. The bracketing-paradox is logical conclusion of serial processing and local representation of information, which is the basic stance of Generative morphology. Depending on serial processing, complex words are analyzed to only one structure, and depending on local representation of information, the argument structures of verbs are only represented in verb, not in other constituents of complex words. Two structures could not be compatible, and the bracketing-paradox is inevitable. However bracketing-paradox does not occur on the assumption of Cognitive Grammar, because it suppose parallel processing and distributed representation of information. Parallel processing of information permits over two analysis of complex words, and distributed representation of information permits sharing of argument structure with verbs and other constituents of complex words. Hence bracketing paradox does not occur in the theoretical system of Cognitive Grammar.

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