@article{ART003187893},
author={Ma, Junmeng},
title={Characteristics and Subcategories of Counterfactual Verbs},
journal={Korean Language & Literature},
issn={1229-1730},
year={2025},
number={129},
pages={27-56}
TY - JOUR
AU - Ma, Junmeng
TI - Characteristics and Subcategories of Counterfactual Verbs
JO - Korean Language & Literature
PY - 2025
VL - null
IS - 129
PB - Korean Language & Literature
SP - 27
EP - 56
SN - 1229-1730
AB - This study discusses counterfactual verbs in Korean. First, it examines the relationship between counterfactuality and verb types to define what constitutes a counterfactual verb. Second, it reviews factual and non-factual verbs discussed in previous studies and, based on this, identifies the semantic characteristics of counterfactual verbs. Counterfactual verbs exhibit the following semantic properties: (1) they do not allow negative raising, (2) their internal factuality cannot be maintained through main clause negation, and (3) they allow the negation of the complement clause.
Finally, focusing on verbs that express counterfactuality in Korean, this study categorizes them into four subtypes using both interpretative and expressive approaches: (1). verbs like ‘pretend,’ (2). verbs like ‘imagine’, (3). verbs like ‘misjudge’, (4). verbs like ‘slander’. Among these, verbs of the ‘pretend’, ‘imagine’, ‘misjudge,’ and ‘slander’ types inherently express counterfactuality and exhibit the semantic characteristics of counterfactual verbs.
KW - counterfactuality;counterfactual verbs;verbs like pretend;verbs like misjudge;verbs like imagine;verbs like slander
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Ma, Junmeng. (2025). Characteristics and Subcategories of Counterfactual Verbs. Korean Language & Literature, 129, 27-56.
Ma, Junmeng. 2025, "Characteristics and Subcategories of Counterfactual Verbs", Korean Language & Literature, no.129, pp.27-56.
Ma, Junmeng "Characteristics and Subcategories of Counterfactual Verbs" Korean Language & Literature 129 pp.27-56 (2025) : 27.
Ma, Junmeng. Characteristics and Subcategories of Counterfactual Verbs. 2025; 129 : 27-56.
Ma, Junmeng. "Characteristics and Subcategories of Counterfactual Verbs" Korean Language & Literature no.129(2025) : 27-56.
Ma, Junmeng. Characteristics and Subcategories of Counterfactual Verbs. Korean Language & Literature, 129, 27-56.
Ma, Junmeng. Characteristics and Subcategories of Counterfactual Verbs. Korean Language & Literature. 2025; 129 27-56.
Ma, Junmeng. Characteristics and Subcategories of Counterfactual Verbs. 2025; 129 : 27-56.
Ma, Junmeng. "Characteristics and Subcategories of Counterfactual Verbs" Korean Language & Literature no.129(2025) : 27-56.
