2009, Vol.30, No.

Korean Semantics 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 1.11

pISSN : 1226-7198 / eISSN : 2734-0171
https://journal.kci.go.kr/semantics

Kang, Beom-mo. 2009. Lexical and Semantic Aspects of the Tiles of Korean Films. Korean Semantics, 30. We collect and examine titles of all the Korean films ever made since 1919 until 2007, while using the corpus linguistic methods. The total of around 6,800 titles are analyzed in terms of the use of words and semantic considerations. Frequencies of words are counted and relatively high frequency words are categorized into semantic groups. Some characteristic words, namely words meaning "love", "woman", "man" etc, are examined in terms of negative and positive semantic prosodies. Moreover, the change of the usage of some important words as time proceeds are studied, from the first period(1919~1925) through the eleventh period(2003~2007). The two main factors of the change of words used in the film titles are diversification and gender equality. The words used in the film titles reflect the content of the films, which again would reflect the interests of general public of the times.

Kang, soyeong, 2009, The study of lexical items that represent the characteristics distinguishing women from men. Korea Semestics, 30. There have occurred changes in the representation of women presented by society due to the introduction of the new order of values since the beginning of modern times This paper has investigated certain lexical items that represent the characteristics distinguishing women from men, i.e., ‘femininity,’ and analyzed their meanings under the assumption that changes in people’s recognition of women are reflected in language. As a result, I have classified chakhada, sunsuhada,cheongsunhada, danahada and uahada as lexical items describing [-internal and external beauty]. While classifying cheongsunhada as a lexical item that has the restriction of [+girlish], I have classified sunsuhada as a lexical item that has the restriction of [blank] among chakhada that represented [-external beauty]. On the other hand, I have sorted out areumdapda and yeppeuda as having no limitations with respect to gender and age and having general meanings. I have presented them as generic lexical items. In addition, I have attempted at the systematization of other lexical items related to [±synesthesia], so I have presented yamjeonhada and chamhada as [-synesthesia], and budeureopda sangnyanghada and ttatteuthada as [+synesthesia]. Also I have presented sangnyanghada as [Make a hearer feel good] and budeureopda as [Don't be imposed]. Though the identical values that were placed under the traditional familial ideology still exist after all, we can conjecture, from the aspects of using the representative lexical item (areumdapda) for the aesthetic consciousness drawn from the movement toward society, that the possibility of changes in the recognition of women and in society gets some force.

Kim Jung-Nam. 2009. Meaning and its distribution of ‘-gedoyda’-As a part of basic study for developing Korean language education material-. Korean Semantics, 30. The word ‘doeda[become]’ is marking the second rank in terms of usage frequency of all the verbs in Korean language. And it is generally presented to a form of ‘-ge doeda[become to]’ because it has a main usage as an auxiliary verb. So far, the '-ge doeda' has been primarily interpreted as a passive voice expression. But it seemed as a result of enlarged interpretation of meaning '-eojida[be done to]’. So in this paper, albeit I accepted the relationship between '-ge doeda' and ‘-eojida’, and some examples of '-eojida' where combine with stem of transitive verb have usages of passive voice's meaning, but I persist it is not reasonable to assert the meaning of '-ge doeda' as passive from this relationship, because they are not the type that is corresponding to '-ge doeda'. In this research, I suggest the meaning of '-ge doeda' as a 'change'. The '-ge doeda' that has a 'change' as a basic meaning is mostly shown up in connective clauses, of which while '-ge doeda' construction is primarily appeared on following clause, a phrase that presents a 'cause' or 'condition' of the 'change' comes first in preceding clause. Typical example of 'cause' clause is subordinate clause led by the expression '-eo(seo)[since]' or '-(eu)ni(kka)[because of]'. In addition, the expression '-go[and]', '-(eu)myeo[and so]', and '-(eu)myeonseo[at the same time]' sometimes means 'cause' that goes beyond mere meaning of arrangement, succession, and simultaneous. And nouns connected with like 'ttaemun[due to]' or 'deokbun[by virtue]' might come first ahead of '-ge doeda' syntax, and postposition '-e[by]' or '-(eu)ro(sseo)[by means of]' sometimes can be appeared accompanying with other nouns. In case of 'condition,' subordinate clause led by the connecting endings like '-(eu)myeon[if], -eoya[even if], -eodo[though, in spite of]' is commonly being appeared. But this conditional clause sometimes could appear as a type of definite clause which has the nouns of 'gyeong-u[occasion]', 'ttae[time]' and the others as a head noun. In addition to this, there is a construction like '-ge doemyeon[if it is to be]' that appears the meaning of automaticity, in other times, the expressions such as 'eojjeodaga[occasionally]' or 'eodinji moreuge[seemingly wrong]' can be appeared in preceding clause of '-ge doeda'