@article{ART003308238},
author={Liu Xiaoxi and Ren Zhiqiang},
title={An Analysis of Allomorphic Synonymy in Locative Terms from a Trans-East Asian Perspective ― Focusing on the Correspondence between Korean and Chinese Locative Terms},
journal={The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China},
issn={1738-0502},
year={2026},
number={79},
pages={229-267},
doi={10.16874/jslckc.2026..79.009}
TY - JOUR
AU - Liu Xiaoxi
AU - Ren Zhiqiang
TI - An Analysis of Allomorphic Synonymy in Locative Terms from a Trans-East Asian Perspective ― Focusing on the Correspondence between Korean and Chinese Locative Terms
JO - The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China
PY - 2026
VL - null
IS - 79
PB - Korean Society of Study on Chinese Languge and Culture
SP - 229
EP - 267
SN - 1738-0502
AB - Based on Image Schema Theory within the framework of cognitive linguistics, this study investigates the phenomenon of allomorphic synonymy in Korean and Modern Chinese locative terms, whereby different positional expressions can denote identical or highly similar spatial relations in specific contexts due to the overlap of spatial semantic features. From the perspectives of spatial extent, orientation, and distance, the study examines allomorphic synonym relations among Korean locative terms in conjunction with spatial image schemas. Among 253 pairs of locative terms, 53 pairs are identified as constituting cases of allomorphic synonymy. Furthermore, most allomorphic synonym relations established in Korean are found to have corresponding expressions in Modern Chinese. This correspondence does not arise from formal lexical equivalence, but rather from shared basic spatial configurations underlying human cognition and conceptualization of spatial relations. Cross-linguistic differences between Korean and Chinese locative terms are primarily concentrated in a limited number of orientation types that are particularly sensitive to variations in spatial configuration.
KW - Patial Terms;Contrastive Analysis;Allomorphic Synonymy;Spatial Schemata;Trans–East Asian
DO - 10.16874/jslckc.2026..79.009
ER -
Liu Xiaoxi and Ren Zhiqiang. (2026). An Analysis of Allomorphic Synonymy in Locative Terms from a Trans-East Asian Perspective ― Focusing on the Correspondence between Korean and Chinese Locative Terms. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, 79, 229-267.
Liu Xiaoxi and Ren Zhiqiang. 2026, "An Analysis of Allomorphic Synonymy in Locative Terms from a Trans-East Asian Perspective ― Focusing on the Correspondence between Korean and Chinese Locative Terms", The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, no.79, pp.229-267. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2026..79.009
Liu Xiaoxi, Ren Zhiqiang "An Analysis of Allomorphic Synonymy in Locative Terms from a Trans-East Asian Perspective ― Focusing on the Correspondence between Korean and Chinese Locative Terms" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China 79 pp.229-267 (2026) : 229.
Liu Xiaoxi, Ren Zhiqiang. An Analysis of Allomorphic Synonymy in Locative Terms from a Trans-East Asian Perspective ― Focusing on the Correspondence between Korean and Chinese Locative Terms. 2026; 79 : 229-267. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2026..79.009
Liu Xiaoxi and Ren Zhiqiang. "An Analysis of Allomorphic Synonymy in Locative Terms from a Trans-East Asian Perspective ― Focusing on the Correspondence between Korean and Chinese Locative Terms" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China no.79(2026) : 229-267.doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2026..79.009
Liu Xiaoxi; Ren Zhiqiang. An Analysis of Allomorphic Synonymy in Locative Terms from a Trans-East Asian Perspective ― Focusing on the Correspondence between Korean and Chinese Locative Terms. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, 79, 229-267. doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2026..79.009
Liu Xiaoxi; Ren Zhiqiang. An Analysis of Allomorphic Synonymy in Locative Terms from a Trans-East Asian Perspective ― Focusing on the Correspondence between Korean and Chinese Locative Terms. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China. 2026; 79 229-267. doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2026..79.009
Liu Xiaoxi, Ren Zhiqiang. An Analysis of Allomorphic Synonymy in Locative Terms from a Trans-East Asian Perspective ― Focusing on the Correspondence between Korean and Chinese Locative Terms. 2026; 79 : 229-267. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2026..79.009
Liu Xiaoxi and Ren Zhiqiang. "An Analysis of Allomorphic Synonymy in Locative Terms from a Trans-East Asian Perspective ― Focusing on the Correspondence between Korean and Chinese Locative Terms" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China no.79(2026) : 229-267.doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2026..79.009
